Multiple Choice
You notice that a patient's sternocleidomastoid and scalene muscles are contracting with respiration. What should you conclude based on this observance?
A) The patient is breathing normally, using the normal muscles of inspiration and expiration.
B) The patient is using his accessory muscles to exhale.
C) The patient is using his accessory muscles to inhale.
D) The patient is using the Hering-Breuer reflex to prevent lung overinflation.
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