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Why Are Chest Retractions More Prominent Among Neonates Than Among

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Why are chest retractions more prominent among neonates than among older children and adults?


A) Because neonates generate a greater subatmospheric intrapleural pressure
B) Because newborns have relatively thin and weak musculature and a less rigid thorax
C) Because neonates have a much higher respiratory rate
D) Because airway resistance through the smaller caliber airways is higher

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