Pediatric Nursing by Kathryn Rudd,Diane Kocisko

Exercise 5

A 10-year-old presents with shortness of breath, tachy -pnea, and a nonproductive cough. In talking with the mother, she reveals that the child has asthma and is allergic to walnuts and has had eczema "as long as she can remember." While auscultating the lung fields, what are you most likely to hear?
A) Crackles on inspiration
B) Wheezing with prolonged expiratory phase
C) Stridor on inspiration
D) Wheezing with staggered expiration