A Patient Is Diagnosed as Having Atelectasis

question 89

Multiple Choice

A patient is diagnosed as having atelectasis. This means that the patient has a(n)

• A)inflammation of the lining of the lung.
• B)collapse of a part of a lung.
• C)cancer of a lobe of the lung.
• D)condition in which the alveoli are hyperinflated.
• E)inflammation of the lung parenchyma.

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Definitions:

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