On physical examination, you discover that a 6-year-old's palatine tonsils are somewhat enlarged in the back of his throat. Your best action would be to
A) record this as a normal early school-aged finding.
B) suggest a resident examine him for breathing difficulty.
C) take the child's temperature; this must be tonsillitis.
D) give the child something for pain.
A
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