Multiple Choice
In patients with small-airway disease breathing at higher than normal frequencies, what is likely to happen?
1) Dynamic compliance drops.
2) Oxygen consumption decreases.
3) The distribution of ventilation worsens.
4) The work of breathing increases.
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 1, 2, and 4 only
C) 2, 3, and 4 only
D) 1, 2, 3, and 4
Correct Answer:
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