A 3-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by h…
A 3-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his mother. He is lethargic, with retractions and nasal flaring. He has a respiratory rate of 70/min, with warm extremities and brisk capillary refill. Which immediate life-threatening condition could this child’s condition most likely progress to if left untreated?
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Use this scenario to answer questions 36-37:You are caring for a 5-year-old boy with a 4-day history of high fever and cough. He is having increasing lethargy, grunting, and sleepiness. Now he is difficult to arouse and is unresponsive to voice commands. His oxygen saturation is 72% on room air and 89% when on a nonrebreathing oxygen mask. He has shallow respirations with a respiratory rate of 38/min. Auscultation of the lungs reveals bilateral crackles. What assessment finding is consistent with respiratory failure in this child?
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