A therapist is viewing frontal and lateral neck X-rays of a…
A therapist is viewing frontal and lateral neck X-rays of a 12-month-old child and notices what is described as the “thumb” sign: supraglottic narrowing above the vocal cords. Which of the following conditions does this child likely have?
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The physician in the emergency department is attending to a 12-year-old child who has an exacerbation of asthma. The physician asks the therapist to recommend a medication that has a synergistic effect with beta-2 agonists during asthma exacerbations. Which of the following medications should the therapist recommend?
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A respiratory therapist is evaluating a chest radiograph of a patient taken 2 days after being admitted for significant respiratory distress and right middle lobe pneumonia. Although the therapist notices a dramatic clinical improvement in the patient, the chest X-ray appears to be more radiopaque than the one on admission. What could explain this situation?
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