Normal Chest Examination in Pediatrics — 7yo Child | Pediatric Respiratory | SMLE Q#17891
SMLE Question #17891
Pediatrics
Pediatric Respiratory
Objective: OBJ-RESP-ASTHMA-EDU-001
Last updated: February 2026
A 7-year-old boy has 9 months of episodic cough, chest tightness, and expiratory wheeze occurring 1–2 times per month, often at night, triggered by viral upper respiratory tract infections. He is well between episodes. He has allergic rhinitis, and his father has asthma. Today he is asymptomatic with a normal chest examination; a chest X-ray obtained today is normal. What is the best information to give the parents regarding this presentation?
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