[Verified Answer]: A 10-year-old boy comes in accompanied by…

A 10-year-old boy comes in accompanied by his mother for evaluation of shortness of breath. The young man told his mother that he is having a hard time keeping up.on the soccer field because he is getting short of breath. He reports he has not really had this problem until he started spending the night at a friend’s house before the day of the game. There is an indoor cat at the friend’s home. Which of the following diagnoses do you consider the priority? Answers: A – D A Asthma B Pneumonia C Pulmonary embolism D Reactive airway disease