Emphysema Teaching 1076
Taught that, in Emphysema, the lungs are in a chronic state of hyper-expansion, causing expiration to be more difficult.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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