8. Answer C is the correct answer. The patient has a classic "thumb signs" seen on the soft tissue x ray characteristic of epiglottitis. The patient should be intubated ideally in surgery by anesthesia. The patient should not be agitated unncessarily. Croup presents differently with a barky croup cough and stridor. They usually are not drooling. Decadron and Racemic Epinephrine are beneficial in croup. The main issue in epiglottitis is to make sure the airway is safe. It is also comon in unimmunized children. Haemophilus is usually the causitive organism for which marcolides like azithromycin work well against.
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