A 9-month-old infant presents with respiratory distress. On appearance, the infant is active and has moderate retractions. Your assessment reveals diffuse wheezing; pink, warm, dry skin; and an oxygen saturation of 92%. This infant is MOST likely experiencing:

A: pneumonia.
B: asthma.
C: bronchiolitis.
D: croup.


Ans: C: bronchiolitis.

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A. Specialty B. Company C. Account number D. None of these

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This type of graph is very well suited to superimposing the data within one graph, thus making comparisons easy for the reader.

A. Histogram B. Bar graph C. Frequency polygon D. Line graph

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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