A Condition in Which the Patient Has a Decreased Number

question 8

Multiple Choice

A condition in which the patient has a decreased number of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles and destruction of elastic tissue necessary for recoil during quiet expiration, experiences breathlessness on exertion, and may be "barrel-chested" is ____________________________.

• A) pneumothorax
• B) emphysema
• C) cardiac arrest
• D) asthma
• E) heart murmur

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