CMN 568 Unit 3 Questions With Complete Solutions

In children younger than 5 years of age, what is the most likely cause of recurrent wheezing? correct answer: asthma What are clues from the medical history that may facilitate a diagnosis of asthma? correct answer: family history, age at onset, pattern of wheezing, seasonal exacerbation, and sudden onset What diagnostic tool is indicated in children with recurrent wheezing, or a single episode of unexplained wheezing, that does not respond to bronchodilators? correct answer: Chest X-ray When asthma is suspected from history or physical examination findings, what should be ordered? correct answer: pulmonary function tests What may help distinguish asthma from other common causes of wheezing? correct answer: Response to bronchodilators Wheezing that is associated with feeding, cough after eating, and vomiting may indicate what? correct answer: GERD When wheezing is associated with positional changes, there may be what? correct answer: tracheomalacia or anomalies of the great vessels What are the hallmarks of asthma? correct answer: episodic pattern of wheezing and positive response to bronchodilators, dyspnea, chest tightness, and cough