Hypoxia, or lack of sufficient oxygen, is the single most common cause of cellular injury (see Figure 2-8). The other options are not a commonly observed as is the correct option. PTS: 1 REF: Page 56 31. During cell injury caused by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell because: a.
Boys develop ear infections more often than girls, as do kids with a family history of ear infections. They're also more common during the winter season, when lots of people get upper respiratory tract infections or colds.
Babies under 12 months of age run a 38 times higher risk of meningitis than children over one and adults. One in 10 babies who contract meningitis die and one in four are left with after-effects sometimes as severe as deafness, brain damage and amputations.