Which of the Following Mechanisms Does Not Explain Why Patients

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following mechanisms does not explain why patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a poor cough?

• A)Weak muscles of breathing
• B)Increased elastic recoil
• C)Airway obstruction
• D)Glottis function failure

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