You have been dispatched for a young child with difficulty breathing. As you enter the apartment, which scene size-up clue would best indicate that the patient is experiencing a problem in her upper airway?
A) Grunting with exhalation
B) Stridorous noises with inspiration
C) Low-pitched sobbing and crying
D) Audible wheezing on expiration
B) Stridorous noises with inspiration
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