The nurse teaches the parents of a child with acute epiglottitis that the child could suddenly suffer:
a. increased carbon dioxide levels.
b. airway obstruction.
c. inability to swallow.
d. bronchial collapse.
B
Immediate treatment of acute epiglottitis includes an artificial airway.
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