In response to a restrictive lung disorder, which of the following is typically found?
1) Decreased lung compliance
2) Increased ventilatory rate
3) Decreased tidal volume
4) Decreased lung rigidity
A)1
B)2, 3
C)2, 3, 4
D)1, 2, 3

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Restrictive lung disorders are characterized by decreased lung compliance, leading to a reduced ability to expand the lungs. This results in a decreased tidal volume. To compensate for the reduced volume of air per breath, the body increases the ventilatory rate to maintain adequate gas exchange. Lung rigidity is essentially another way to describe decreased compliance, not decreased, so it is not correct to say that lung rigidity decreases in this context.

In Response to a Restrictive Lung Disorder, Which of the Following