A 10-year-old is at the clinic for a sore throat that has lasted 6 days. Which of these findings would be consistent with an acute infection?
1) Tonsils 3+/1-4+ with pale coloring
2) Tonsils 3+/1-4+ with large white spots
3) Tonsils 2+/1-4+ with small plugs of white debris
4) Tonsils 1+/1-4+ and pink; the same color as the oral mucosa