A 59-year-old morbidly obese female patient is diagnosed with a restrictive lung disease that causes lung compliance to be half the normal value. If tidal volume and breathing rate are normal, then:

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With decreased lung compliance, more negative pleural pressure is required to achieve the same tidal volume, making pleural pressure at end-inspiration more negative than normal.

A 59-Year-Old Morbidly Obese Female Patient Is Diagnosed with a Restrictive