A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the variations in respiratory anatomy and physiology in children in comparison to adults
The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following?
A) Children's demand for oxygen is lower than that of adults.
B) Children develop hypoxemia more rapidly than adults do.
C) An increase in oxygen saturation leads to a much larger decrease in pO2.
D) Children's bronchi are wider in diameter than those of an adult.
B
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