The nurse is providing care to a 2-year-old girl who is experiencing hypoxemia related to a respiratory infection. The nurse understands that which anatomic characteristic accounts for the higher risk of hypoxemia in children?
a) Compliant chest walls
b) Smaller number of alveoli
c) Narrow trachea and bronchi
d) Diaphragmatic breathing
Answer: Smaller number of alveoli
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