Johnny Jones is a 1-year-old who came into the doctor's office with his father. Johnny is having increased respiratory distress and retractions in the intercostal spaces of the chest. The doctor seemed concerned that Johnny may have which of the following conditions?

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Bronchiolitis affects children under the age of two because their small airways become blocked very easily. The cause (etiology) of the disease is viral and the child often has marked respiratory distress, with drawing in of the neck and intercostal spaces of the chest with each breath (retractions).

Johnny Jones Is a 1-Year-Old Who Came into the Doctor's