A Group of Students Are Reviewing Information About Fluid Balance

Multiple Choice

A group of students are reviewing information about fluid balance and losses in children in comparison to adults. The students demonstrate a need for additional review when they identify which of the following?

A) Children have a proportionately greater amount of body water than do adults.
B) Fever plays a greater role in insensible fluid losses in infants and children.
C) A higher metabolic rate plays a major role in increased insensible fluid losses.
D) The infant's immature kidneys have a tendency to overconcentrate urine more.