From Chapter 23, read the case study below, then answer the questions that follow. Your response should consist of at least 400 words and be referenced as appropriate.
Case Study: A 2–year-old girl arrives in the emergency room intubated with a 4.0 ETT by EMS. The mother states the toddler had been ill for several days with a runny nose, fever, and a cough. The night before the mother had noted that the girl was breathing “funny” and had a barking cough. This morning, she refused to drink, had increased difficulty breathing, and was very irritable. She has had multiple episodes of vomiting with coughing, but no diarrhea. After consulting her pediatrician by phone, she had been advised to call an ambulance and have the child transported to the hospital. EMS reports to have found the toddler in respiratory distress and in an altered mental state. Marked stridor was audible and the oxygen saturation was measured at 58%. The infant was sedated and paralyzed; the intubation with the 4.0 ETT was extremely difficult and required multiple attempts.
Questions:
What is your differential diagnosis?
What treatment would you recommend?
What complication should you expect?.
Include a title page, introductory paragraph, conclusion, a references page with at least 2 peer-reviewed references,