A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache. To assess for sinus tenderness, you should palpate over the:
a. sphenoid and frontal sinuses.
b. maxillary and frontal sinuses.
c. maxillary sinuses only.
d. sphenoid sinuses only.
C
Only the maxillary and the frontal sinuses are accessible for physical examination; however, the young child does not develop frontal sinuses until 7 to 8 years of age.
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