Baby Timothy Suffers from Apnea and Is Hooked Up to a Monitor

question 94

Multiple Choice

Baby Timothy suffers from apnea and is hooked up to a monitor to warn his parents when he stops breathing. Timothy's dad snores very loudly. Timothy's condition differs from his father's in that infant apnea is

• A)due to airway obstruction.
• B)a result of decreased surfactant.
• C)a central problem of respiratory control.
• D)treated by strapping a device onto the nose at night.

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