A nurse is providing instruction to the parents of a pediatric client who is experiencing inflammation due to respiratory infection. Which of the following points would be most appropriate for the nurse to include as part of this teaching?

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A)As compared to adults, children have a larger tongue relative to the oral cavity, decreased airway muscle tone, a shorter epiglottis, a more anteriorly positioned larynx, a shorter and narrower trachea, and prominent adenoid and lymphoid tissue. These factors increase a child's risk of airway obstruction, especially when the child is supine and/or the neck is hyperflexed. Hence, these positions should be avoided. Also because of children's small size, absolute volumes of fluid loss represent a larger proportion of total body fluid. For this reason, adequate fluid intake is especially important for pediatric clients with inflammation. Finally, whereas adults typically respond to dehydration and hypovolemia with a compensatory increase in heart rate, tachycardia is frequently a late symptom of hypovolemia in children.
B)As compared to adults, children have a larger tongue relative to the oral cavity, decreased airway muscle tone, a shorter epiglottis, a more anteriorly positioned larynx, a shorter and narrower trachea, and prominent adenoid and lymphoid tissue. These factors increase a child's risk of airway obstruction, especially when the child is supine and/or the neck is hyperflexed. Hence, these positions should be avoided. Also because of children's small size, absolute volumes of fluid loss represent a larger proportion of total body fluid. For this reason, adequate fluid intake is especially important for pediatric clients with inflammation. Finally, whereas adults typically respond to dehydration and hypovolemia with a compensatory increase in heart rate, tachycardia is frequently a late symptom of hypovolemia in children.
C)As compared to adults, children have a larger tongue relative to the oral cavity, decreased airway muscle tone, a shorter epiglottis, a more anteriorly positioned larynx, a shorter and narrower trachea, and prominent adenoid and lymphoid tissue. These factors increase a child's risk of airway obstruction, especially when the child is supine and/or the neck is hyperflexed. Hence, these positions should be avoided. Also because of children's small size, absolute volumes of fluid loss represent a larger proportion of total body fluid. For this reason, adequate fluid intake is especially important for pediatric clients with inflammation. Finally, whereas adults typically respond to dehydration and hypovolemia with a compensatory increase in heart rate, tachycardia is frequently a late symptom of hypovolemia in children.
D)As compared to adults, children have a larger tongue relative to the oral cavity, decreased airway muscle tone, a shorter epiglottis, a more anteriorly positioned larynx, a shorter and narrower trachea, and prominent adenoid and lymphoid tissue. These factors increase a child's risk of airway obstruction, especially when the child is supine and/or the neck is hyperflexed. Hence, these positions should be avoided. Also because of children's small size, absolute volumes of fluid loss represent a larger proportion of total body fluid. For this reason, adequate fluid intake is especially important for pediatric clients with inflammation. Finally, whereas adults typically respond to dehydration and hypovolemia with a compensatory increase in heart rate, tachycardia is frequently a late symptom of hypovolemia in children.

A Nurse Is Providing Instruction to the Parents of a Pediatric