A 60-year-old female with a 25-year history of smoking is diagnosed with emphysema.She has an increased anterior-posterior chest diameter.The nurse attributes this finding to:
A) Air trapping
B) Decreased inspiratory reserve volumes
C) Increased flow rates
D) Alveolar destruction

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Air trapping expands the thorax,putting the respiratory muscles at a mechanical disadvantage.
Air trapping expands the thorax,putting the respiratory muscles at a mechanical disadvantage.
Air trapping,not increased flow rates,expands the thorax,putting the respiratory muscles at a mechanical disadvantage.
Air trapping,not alveolar destruction,expands the thorax putting the respiratory muscles at a mechanical disadvantage.

A 60-Year-Old Female with a 25-Year History of Smoking Is