Question 9

(Multiple Choice)

Pulmonary fibrosis is associated with a decrease in lung compliance.Individuals with pulmonary fibrosis:


A)Have a higher airway resistance than do individuals with normal lungs.
B)Require a higher transpulmonary (translung)pressure for a change in lung volume than do individuals with normal lungs.
C)Have a shift in their oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to the right.
D)Have an increase in dead space.

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