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A 76-year-old male with a 20 pack per year history of smoking comes to the physician complaining of shortness of breath. The patient also complains of increased sputum production. A physical exam reveals increased anterior-posterior diameter of the chest. The physician requests spirometry data and advises the patient to stop smoking. What do you expect the spirometry data to show?
A. Decreased total lung capacity
B. Increased inspiratory capacity
C. Increased inspiratory reverse volume
D. Increased total volume
E. Increased value for volume of total lung capacity minus vital capacity
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COOL 8)
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refers to emphysema with increased FRC
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