A patient with which of the following is least likely to experience hemodynamic changes with high alveolar pressures during mechanical ventilation?

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Patients with stiff lungs (as in ARDS or pulmonary fibrosis)are less likely to experience hemodynamic changes with high pressures,because less of the alveolar pressure is transmitted to the intrapleural space.Patients with compliant lungs (as in emphysema)or with stiff,noncompliant chest walls (as in kyphoscoliosis and extensive chest wall burns)are more likely to have higher intrapleural pressures with PPV and experience more pronounced cardiovascular effects.

A Patient with Which of the Following Is Least Likely