Which of the following patients are at high risk for severe laryngeal edema after an endotracheal tube extubation?
1. Pediatric burn victim
2. Patient with epiglottitis
3. Smoke inhalation patient
4. Pulmonary fibrosis patient
a. 2 and 4 only
b. 1, 2, and 3 only
c. 3 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: B
Children, patients with epiglottitis or angioedema (dermal, subcutaneous, or submucosal edema of the face or larynx), and patients who have sustained smoke inhalation are at greater risk.
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