Which of the Following Circumstances Might Cause Small Airways to Collapse

question 120

Multiple Choice

Which of the following circumstances might cause small airways to collapse?

• A) during normal quiet breathing
• B) during maximal forced expiration
• C) during pneumothorax
• D) both (b) and (c) above.
• E) all of these answers.

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