One Reason That Infants Are More Vulnerable to Fluid and Electrolyte

question 35

Multiple Choice

One reason that infants are more vulnerable to fluid and electrolyte imbalances than adults is that:

• A) they have a smaller surface area than adults in proportion to body weight.
• B) water needs and losses per kilogram are lower than those for adults.
• C) a greater percentage of body water in infants is extracellular.
• D) infants have a lower metabolic turnover of water.

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Definitions:

Population Parameter

A numerical value summarizing the entire population that can often be estimated by a statistic derived from a sample.

Margin of Error

The maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.

Estimator's Squared Bias

The squared difference between an estimator's expected value and the true value of the parameter being estimated.

Variance

The average of the squared differences from the Mean, measuring the spread between numbers in a data set.