A 60-Year-Old Man Comes to the Physician Because of a 2-Year

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Multiple Choice

A 60-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 2-year history of gradually worsening shortness of breath. He smoked half a pack of cigarettes daily for 10 years but stopped 8 years ago. His pulse is 72/min, blood pressure is 135/75 mm Hg, and respirations are 20/min. Examination shows an increased anteroposterior diameter of the chest. Diminished breath sounds are heard on auscultation of the chest. Chest radiography reveals flattened hemidiaphragms, increased radiolucency of the lungs, and a long, narrow heart shadow. Which of the following parameters is most likely to be increased in this patient?

• A)Carbon monoxide diffusion capacity
• B)Expiratory flow rates
• C)Forced vital capacity
• D)Functional residual capacity
• E)Lung elastic recoil

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