In the early morning, a parent brings the 5-year-old child to the emergency room. The child is wheezing, short of breath, and has a dry cough. The parent states that the child has always been very healthy. The child went to bed with only a slight cold and a runny nose but woke up coughing shortly after 4 a. m. The symptoms worsened so dramatically that parent brought the child to the hospital. The care team would most likely suspect that the child has:

Asthma

Explanation:

Asthma is a respiratory disease whose symptoms can become evident in children aged 2 months to 5 years. The disease is marked by a shortness of breath, dry cough and cold, and a wheezing sound. Sufferers of this disease respond to bronchodilators and might have a history of the disease in their family.

When the 5-year-old child is brought to the emergency room with all the symptoms described, the care team will first suspect Asthma. All the symptoms exhibited by the young patient are all similar to those of asthmatic patients.

auricle

explanation:

the flaps on the front of the atria are called the auricle.