After assessment of each child, the nurse determines which child needs to be referred for further evaluation?

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Although bronchovesicular breath sounds in peripheral lung areas are expected in a young child, vesicular sounds are expected at the age mentioned in option D. At the age mentioned in option A, children have a nasal and abdominal breathing pattern and do not develop a thoracic breathing pattern until 6 or 7 years of age. By age 5 or 6, the rounded thorax of the child approximates the 1:2 ratio of anteroposterior to lateral diameter of the adult. By age 6 or 7, the child's breathing pattern should change from primarily nasal and abdominal to thoracic in girls and abdominal in boys.

After Assessment of Each Child, the Nurse Determines Which Child