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💠 Barking, nonproductive cough is hallmark for acute laryngotracheobronchitis (croup), not typical for pneumonia which usually has a productive cough.
💠 Fever can be present in both croup and pneumonia, but in croup, it tends to be low-grade compared to pneumonia.
💠 Irritability can occur in both due to discomfort from respiratory distress or infection.
💠 Inspiratory stridor is specific to airway obstruction seen in croup (laryngotracheobronchitis) and is not characteristic of pneumonia, which affects the lower lungs.
This question is from ATI PN Pediatric Nursing 2023 (II) which contains 70 questions.
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