A patient with emphysema will often have the following clinical manifestations:
1) Polycythemia
2) Barrel chest
3) Pursed-lip breathing
4) Normal percussion note

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Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that leads to destruction of the alveoli in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe out. It is characterized by a barrel-shaped chest and pursed-lip breathing. However, it does not typically cause polycythemia (an increase in red blood cells) and percussion over the affected area of the lungs would produce a hyperresonant note instead of a normal one. Therefore, the correct manifestations are B) Barrel chest and pursed-lip breathing.

A Patient with Emphysema Will Often Have the Following Clinical