Why do infants and young children quickly have respiratory distress in acute and chronic alterations of the respiratory system?
a. They have a widened, shorter airway.
b. There is a defect in their sucking ability.
c. The gag reflex increases mucus production.
d. Mucus and edema obstruct small airways.
D
Feedback
A The airway in infants and young children is narrower, not wider.
B Sucking is not necessarily related to problems with the airway.
C The gag reflex is necessary to prevent aspiration. It does not produce mucus.
D The airway in infants and young children is narrower, and respiratory distress
can occur quickly because mucus and edema can cause obstruction to their small
airways.
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