Normal
respiratory
rate
-
____________________
30
-
60
____________________
18
-
30
____________________
12
-
16
____________________
10
-
20
When
assessing
an
infant
it
is
important
to
remember
that
the
thorax
is
____________________
in
shape
,
this
makes
it
harder
for
the
infant
to
expand
their
____________________
.
You
can
assess
____________________
fremitus
by
placing
your
hand
over
the
infants
thorax
when
they
are
____________________
.
It
may
be
easier
to
assess
respiratory
rate
by
watching
the
infants
____________________
.
Around
____________________
years
of
age
the
____________________
diameter
decrease
in
proportion
to
the
____________________
diameter
.
During
rapid
growth
spurts
spinal
curvature
and
rotation
known
as
____________________
may
appear
.
Curvature
greater
than
____________________
percent
should
be
referred
for
medical
evaluation
.
In
older
adults
____________________
may
be
accentuated
due
to
cartilage
and
osteoporitic
changes
.
____________________
muscles
may
become
less
powerful
,
and
inspiratory
reserve
volume
____________________
.
____________________
may
require
the
use
of
accessory
muscles
and
____________________
of
the
lung
is
often
incomplete
.
Elastic
tissue
of
the
aveoli
loses
it's
____________________
and
changes
to
fibrous
tissue
.
____________________
in
the
airways
decrease
and
become
less
effective
causing
older
adults
to
become
more
prone
to
____________________
infections
.
