Multiple Choice
In emphysema, the alveoli break down and coalesce into large air spaces. The lungs also lose elasticity and compliance is increased. You would expect a person who suffers from emphysema to have
A) increased dead air space.
B) decreased vital capacity.
C) elevated PCO2 in the blood.
D) increased anteroposterior diameter of the thorax.
E) all of the above
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