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What is the difference between the adult airway and the pediatric airway?
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What are the difference between adult and infant?
an adult is over 18 old, an infant is under 2 years
Difference between adult child and infant airways?
A child's airway differs from that of an adult in that the child's tongue is proportionately larger in the oropharynx compered to that of an adult. Also, a child's airway is smaller and softer and more prone to foreign body obstruction. An infant's airway is smaller and softer still and the trachea is usually about the diameter of a pencil.
Is there a difference between adult and child digestion?
no, there is not much of a difference.
Can a pediatric nurse work on an adult ward?
yes
Difference between young beetle and adult beetle?
the adult has wings
What is the difference between a nymph and an adult cricket?
the difference between a nymph and an adult cricket is that the nymph is one of the earlier stages in the life cycle of a cricket
What are the newborn pediatric child adolescent and adult age ranges?
0-6 newborn, 7-9 pediatric, 10-12 child, 13-23 adolescent, 24+ adult.
What is the most common obstruction of the airway in a conscious adult?
tongueThe
What diameter is the average adult airway?
The average diameter of the adult windpipe (or trachea) is 2.5cm (1 inch).
What are the potential negative consequences of miscalculating drug doses?
what are the potential negative consequences misculating drug doses? Differences between adult and pediatric patients.
Can children take Oxazolindinediones?
Oxazolindinediones are appropriate for pediatric and adult patients.
What kind of AED pads can be used on a child under 8 if pediatric pads are not available?
Adult pads are helpful on pediatric patients. The opposite is not.
