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A Patient in the Pulmonary Lab Has the Following Test

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A patient in the pulmonary lab has the following test results: compliance of the lung (CL) = 0.20 L/cm H2O; compliance of the lung and thorax = 0.04 L/cm H2O. What is the patient's chest wall compliance?


A) 0.05 L/cm H2O
B) 0.08 L/cm H2O
C) 0.24 L/cm H2O
D) 0.70 L/cm H2O

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