11-27-2011, 10:42 AM
A chronic smoker presents with shortness of breath, and a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is suspected. His wife also has lung problems and was recently diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.What lung volume change would this patient and his wife both display on pulmonary function testing?
A.decreased FRC
B.Decreased TLC
C.Decreased VC
D.Increased FRC
E.Increased TV
F.Increased VC
A.decreased FRC
B.Decreased TLC
C.Decreased VC
D.Increased FRC
E.Increased TV
F.Increased VC