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A patient comes into the emergency department with acute shortness of breath and copious secretions. The patient states the problem started a few hours after arriving at work. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the patient’s acute respiratory problem?
1. reaction to the agent used to clean the carpeting in the office
2. environmental air temperature 72 degrees
3. received annual flu vaccine one week ago
4. did not finish breakfast but had a protein bar for a snack
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11 years ago
1 -- Occupational asthma can result from exposure to particulate matter in the workplace. Exposure leads to bronchospasm and hypersecretion of mucous from the bronchial mucosa, dyspnea, and wheezing. The patient reports that the carpeting in his office had been recently cleaned, which would be the reason for the acute onset of respiratory symptoms. The other choices would not explain the patient’s sudden onset of respiratory symptoms.
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