Which disease or illness would you suspect when confronted with a pediatric patient exhibiting an acute onset of respiratory distress and an audible inspiratory stridor sound, but no cough?

One sign of ________ is asterixis, a condition in which the patient's hands involuntary "flap" when he holds his hands up with the wrists flexed, such as signaling someone to stop

A) esophageal varices B) cirrhosis C) cholecystitis D) hepatic encephalopathy

Each of the following is an indication to expose radiographs on children except one. Which one is the exception?

A) Detection of congenitally missing teeth B) Assessment for orthodontic intervention C) Evaluation of diseases and pathosis D) Inspection of open interproximal contacts