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What Causes the Residual Volume (RV) and Functional Residual Capacity

Question 50

Question 50

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What causes the residual volume (RV) and functional residual capacity (FRC) to increase?


A) Atelectasis
B) Chronic obstructive lung disease
C) Pneumonia
D) Pneumothorax

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