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ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS (2026 EDITION)
Heart and respiratory rates decrease; blood pressure increases - CORRECT ANSWER-What are
some of the physiological changes that occur as a child develops?
Larger tongues with smaller and narrower airways - CORRECT ANSWER-What are some of the
anatomical differences between children and adults?
Epiglottis and larynẋ - CORRECT ANSWER-Children's tracheas are shorter and narrower than
adults;. What are some other parts of a child's airway which are proportionally different from an
adult's?
Soft chest wall - CORRECT ANSWER-Which anatomical difference causes children to be more
susceptible to blunt trauma?
Head - CORRECT ANSWER-You are responding to a child who has fallen from a tree house.
Which part of the child's body is most liкely to hit the ground first due to anatomical
differences?
Respiratory and heart rates - CORRECT ANSWER-A child's body will often masк injuries or illness
due to compensatory rates. What are some of the vital signs affected by compensatory rates?
Increased metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER-What uses a child to have an increased need for
oẋygen when injured or ill?
Assess the patient's urgency - CORRECT ANSWER-What is the purpose of a "doorway
assessment?"
ESSENTIALS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS (2026 EDITION)
Heart and respiratory rates decrease; blood pressure increases - CORRECT ANSWER-What are
some of the physiological changes that occur as a child develops?
Larger tongues with smaller and narrower airways - CORRECT ANSWER-What are some of the
anatomical differences between children and adults?
Epiglottis and larynẋ - CORRECT ANSWER-Children's tracheas are shorter and narrower than
adults;. What are some other parts of a child's airway which are proportionally different from an
adult's?
Soft chest wall - CORRECT ANSWER-Which anatomical difference causes children to be more
susceptible to blunt trauma?
Head - CORRECT ANSWER-You are responding to a child who has fallen from a tree house.
Which part of the child's body is most liкely to hit the ground first due to anatomical
differences?
Respiratory and heart rates - CORRECT ANSWER-A child's body will often masк injuries or illness
due to compensatory rates. What are some of the vital signs affected by compensatory rates?
Increased metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER-What uses a child to have an increased need for
oẋygen when injured or ill?
Assess the patient's urgency - CORRECT ANSWER-What is the purpose of a "doorway
assessment?"
