All of the following factors will increase ventilatory demand (workload) except:

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Increased compliance refers to the ease with which the lungs can expand and contract during breathing. A higher compliance means less effort is required to achieve normal ventilation, thus it would not increase ventilatory demand. Severe hypoxemia, pulmonary infection, and bronchospasm increase the workload on the respiratory muscles, leading to increased ventilatory demand.

All of the Following Factors Will Increase Ventilatory Demand (Workload)