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11557 Pathology

An 8-year-old girl is brought into the physician’s office in mild respiratory distress. She has a history of allergies to cats and wool, and her parents state that she has recurrent episodes of upper respiratory tract infections. Physical examination shows expiratory wheezes, use of accessory respiratory muscles and a hyperresonant chest to percussion. Analysis of aerial blood gases discloses respiratory alkalosis and theperipheral eosinophil count is increased. What is the appropriate diagnosis?

AAcute bronchiolitis
BAsthma
CCystic fibrosis
DUsual interstitial pneumonia
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11561 Pathology

A 3-year-old child has attained enough mobility, curiosity, and dexterity to explore places in the home that should not be accessed. The child finds a bottle with a liquid under the kitchen sink, and he drinks it. Within minutes he has chest pain. His mother takes him to the emergency department and brings the bottle. Analysis of the residual contents reveals a pH of 12. Which of the following complications is most likely to occur following this injury?

APharyngeal diverticulum
BEsophageal stenosis
CGastric lymphoma
DDuodenal ulceration
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