Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2012
A 50-year-old male patient suffers from chronic bronchitis, complains about dyspnea during physical activity, sustained cough with sputum. After examination he was diagnosed with pulmonary emphysema. This complication is caused by:
Answer options
- Decrease in alveolar ventilation
- Decrease in lung elasticity
- Decrease in lung compliance
- Ventilation-perfusion disbalance
- Decrease in lung perfusion
Correct answer
Decrease in lung elasticity
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