Practice questions for Respiratory System in the HESI A2 exam.
Question 2 of 2
A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) arrives at the ER with severe shortness of breath. The nurse notices that the patient is breathing using accessory muscles and has a barrel chest. What physiological change has likely occurred?
Air trapping in the lungs
Increased elasticity of the lungs
Decreased lung compliance
Increased alveolar surface area
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