A patient is being evaluated for tracheal damage sustained while having undergone prolonged tracheostomy intubation approximately 3 months earlier. The flow-volume loop demonstrates a fixed obstructive pattern. What is the most likely cause of the problem?
A) Tracheomalacia
B) Laryngeal web
C) Cord paralysis
D) Tracheal stenosis

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Tracheal stenosis will appear as a fixed obstructive pattern, with flattening of both the inspiratory and expiratory limbs of the flow-volume loop

A Patient Is Being Evaluated for Tracheal Damage Sustained While