A child has a chronic,nonproductive cough and diffuse wheezing during the expiratory phase of respiration.What do these symptoms suggest?
A) Asthma
B) Pneumonia
C) Bronchiolitis
D) A foreign body in the trachea

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Children with asthma usually have these chronic symptoms.Pneumonia has an acute onset with fever and general malaise.Bronchiolitis is an acute condition caused by a respiratory syncytial virus.A foreign body in the trachea will occur with acute respiratory distress or failure and maybe stridor.

A Child Has a Chronic,nonproductive Cough and Diffuse Wheezing During