Respiratory Diseases: Restrictive vs Obstructive
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What is the main characteristic of restrictive lung diseases?

  • Increased airflow
  • Normal lung recoil
  • Decreased lung or chest wall movement (correct)
  • Difficulty exhaling

    • Which condition results in lungs that inflate easily but lack normal elastic recoil?

  • Kyphoscoliosis
  • Emphysema (correct)
  • Atelectasis
  • Interstitial lung fibrosis

    • In obstructive diseases like emphysema, why do patients struggle to exhale?

  • Normal lung recoil
  • Airway narrowing (correct)
  • Decreased chest wall movement
  • Increased airflow

    • What is a common feature of obstructive diseases like asthma?

    <p>Diffuse airway narrowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do patients with emphysema have little difficulty inhaling?

    <p>Easy lung inflation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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