A toddler has a unilateral foul-smelling nasal discharge and frequent sneezing. The nurse should suspect what condition?
a. Allergies
b. Acute pharyngitis
c. Foreign body in the nose
d. Acute nasopharyngitis
ANS: C
The irritation of a foreign body in the nose produces local mucosal swelling with foul-smelling nasal discharge, local obstruction with sneezing, and mild discomfort. Allergies would produce clear bilateral nasal discharge. Nasal discharge is usually not associated with pharyngitis. Acute nasopharyngitis would have bilateral mucous discharge.
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