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Why are infants and toddlers described as barrel chested?
Why are infants and toddlers described as barrel chested?
- As a result of narrow airways
- Because they have a large tongue
- Because of their reliance on diaphragm for breathing
- Due to the lack of bony structures to ribs/chest (correct)
Why do infants and toddlers sometimes have to use a bulb to remove mucus from their nose?
Why do infants and toddlers sometimes have to use a bulb to remove mucus from their nose?
- Because they are obligatory nose breathers up to 3 months (correct)
- Because of their narrow airways
- To increase their lung capacity
- Due to their reliance on diaphragm for breathing
Why do children have fewer alveoli and underdeveloped interscostal muscles?
Why do children have fewer alveoli and underdeveloped interscostal muscles?
- Due to their smaller lung capacity (correct)
- Because of their large tonsils
- Because of their reliance on diaphragm for breathing
- As a result of narrow airways
What makes children more prone to retractions when in respiratory distress?
What makes children more prone to retractions when in respiratory distress?
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Why do children breathe faster when they are sick?
Why do children breathe faster when they are sick?
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Why are infants and toddlers described as barrel chested?
Why are infants and toddlers described as barrel chested?
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What makes children more prone to retractions when in respiratory distress?
What makes children more prone to retractions when in respiratory distress?
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Why do infants and toddlers sometimes have to use a bulb to remove mucus from their nose?
Why do infants and toddlers sometimes have to use a bulb to remove mucus from their nose?
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Why do children have fewer alveoli and underdeveloped interscostal muscles?
Why do children have fewer alveoli and underdeveloped interscostal muscles?
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Why are children described as abdominal breathers?
Why are children described as abdominal breathers?
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