Which Factors Is NOT a Reason That Pediatric Doses of Medication

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which factors is NOT a reason that pediatric doses of medication are different from doses prescribed for adults?

• A) Infants have a larger percentage of water in the body.
• B) Children metabolize drugs faster.
• C) Infants and children have immature physiological responses to absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion.
• D) Infants have an underdeveloped immune system.

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Cerebral Hemisphere

One of the two symmetrical halves of the brain, each of which has distinct functions but they work together to process complex cognitive tasks.

Visual Centers

Parts of the brain involved in processing visual information.

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them.

Gray Matter

The darker tissue of the brain and spinal cord, consisting mainly of nerve cell bodies and branching dendrites.