A nurse in the emergency department (ED) is triaging a 5-year-old who has been brought to the ED by her parents for an outbreak of urticaria. What would be the most appropriate question to ask this patient and her family?
A) "Has she eaten any new foods today?"
B) "Has she bathed in the past 24 hours?"
C) "Did she go to a friend's house today?"
D) "Was she digging in the dirt today?"
Ans: A
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Foods can cause skin reactions, especially in children. In most cases, this is a more plausible cause of urticaria than bathing, contact with other children, or soil-borne pathogens.
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