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joe

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on: Jul 16, 2018
The pathology of your patient changes such that more secretions are produced and bronchospasm occurs. Airway caliber decreases by one-half. What happens to airway resistance?
 A) It stays the same.
  B) It increases by one-half.
  C) It doubles.
  D) It increases by sixteen times.

Question 2

Provocation of bronchospasm in pediatric patients can be useful in determining the cause and extent of
 A) community-acquired pneumonia
  B) lung cancer
  C) cystic fibrosis
  D) asthma


strudel15

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D


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joe

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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Thank you


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Reply #3 on: Jul 16, 2018
No problemo


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