A young patient is admitted to the pediatric unit with a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) exacer-bation. The nurse monitors the patient closely for which potentially fatal complication of CF?
a. Airway rigidity
b. Pulmonary edema
c. Respiratory failure
d. Asthma-like bronchospasms
ANS: C
Although CF is a multi-organ disease, its most important effects are on the lungs, and respiratory failure is almost always the cause of death. Neither airway rigidity, pulmonary edema, nor asth-ma-like symptoms are associated with CF-induced death.
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