Free BCEN Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) Practice Question

The correct answer is Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) bronchiolitis. Premature infants are particularly vulnerable to RSV bronchiolitis, which often presents with symptoms of worsening respiratory distress such as tachypnea, nasal flaring, and intercostal retractions. Asthma is unlikely in such a young infant, given it typically presents later in childhood. Croup generally presents with a characteristic barking cough, which is not described here. GERD usually presents with feeding difficulties and poor weight gain, not acute respiratory distress.