The nurse is aware that during early childhood cerebral blood flow and oxygen consumption:
a. Are twice that of the adult
b. Are scant due to rapid physical growth
c. Fluctuate dependent on growth cycles
d. Are impossible to measure
A
In the first several years of the child's life, cerebral blood flow and oxygen consumption are almost twice that of the adult. Brain growth is measured by head circumference.
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