A Health Professions Student Learns Which Facts About the Pediatric

question 17

Multiple Choice

A health professions student learns which facts about the pediatric differences in the respiratory system? (Select all that apply.)

• A)An adult's chest wall compliance is lower than an infant's.
• B)Increased resiliency makes infants more tolerant to respiratory problems.
• C)Infants are obligatory nose breathers.
• D)A baby is born with all the alveoli he or she will ever have.
• E)Airway obstruction occurs sooner in infants than in older children.

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