16. Choice C is the correct answer. The patients respiratory rate is too high to send home. Admission to the hospital should be considered in patients with bronchiolitis with the following exists: signs of respiratory distress such as nasal flaring, retractions, and grunting, respiratory rate greater than 70, cyanosis, toxic appearance, apnea, hypoxemia, and parents unable to care for child at home. Rocephin is really not shown to be beneficial in patients with bronchiolitis. Racemic epinephrine aerosols should not be given at home due to rebound effect seen in some patients.
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