An effect of malnutrition on respiratory function is
A) decreased surfactant.
B) increased vital capacity.
C) decreased PaCO?.
D) tachypnea.

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Malnutrition has extremely adverse effects on respiratory function, decreasing both surfactant production and vital capacity.Excessive lipid intake can impair capillary gas exchange in the lungs, although this is not usually sufficient to produce an increase in PaCO? or decrease in PaO?; this results in decreased respiratory function.

An Effect of Malnutrition on Respiratory Function Is