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An 10-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by his mother for difficulty breathing. He has a history of asthma and nut allergies. His mother tells you that he recently ate a cookie at school. Which condition is most likely to be present in this child?

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Answer:

the child's nut allergies

Step-by-step explanation:

although asthma is a condition that does affect breathing, since the child had recently eaten a cookie at school, it's more likely that he's in the emergency department because of that cookie. that cookie could've had nuts in it, which triggered the child's nut allergies.

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