An Infant with MAS Will Show What Clinical Manifestations Associated

question 16

Multiple Choice

An infant with MAS will show what clinical manifestations associated with the more negative intrapleural pressures needed during inspiration?
1) Seesaw breathing movement.
2) Breath sounds reveal rhonchi and crackles.
3) Expiratory grunting.
4) Cyanosis of the dependent thoracic areas.

• A)1, 4
• B)2, 3
• C)2, 3, 4
• D)1, 2, 3

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Definitions:

Modus Tollens (MT)

A form of logical argument where, from "If P then Q" and "Not Q," it follows that "Not P."

Atomic Sentences

Simple sentences that cannot be divided into smaller meaningful elements within a logical structure.

Truth Table

A diagram in logic used to determine the validity of a proposition by listing all possible scenarios and their outcomes.

Modus Ponens (MP)

A logical argument form that asserts if a conditional statement ("if p then q") is accepted, and the antecedent (p) holds, then the consequent (q) must also hold.