What Is the Physiologic Result of the Infants' More Compliant

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is the physiologic result of the infants' more compliant thorax compared with that of an adult?

• A) It is easier for infants to breathe.
• B) Their functional residual capacity is reduced based on predicted body weight (PBW).
• C) They breathe larger tidal volumes based on IBW.
• D) They have less of a tendency to develop atelectasis.

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