A Pre- and Postbronchodilator, Partial Expiratory Pressure-Volume Maneuver Was Performed

question 7

Multiple Choice

A pre- and postbronchodilator, partial expiratory pressure-volume maneuver was performed on a 9-month-old boy. The child's prebronchodilator maxFRC was 67 mL/second and the postbronchodilator maxFRC was 94 mL/second. How should the therapist interpret these data?

• A) The data are erroneous.
• B) The data are inconclusive.
• C) The patient will not clinically improve with bronchodilator administration.
• D) The patient has demonstrated clinically significant improvement with bronchodilator administration.

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