TYK163

Which of the following remain(s) constant with increasing age?

a) Functional residual capacity

b) Dead space/tidal volume ratio

c) Tidal volume (in mL/kg)

d) Both b and c

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Answer

Answer d.

Tidal volume and dead space ratio are consistent across all age groups, whereas FRC and lung compliance increase and oxygen consumption and respiratory rate decrease with increasing age.

Notes

This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.

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