While caring for patients on the respiratory intensive care unit, the nurse is aware that several respiratory conditions can affect the compliance of the lung tissue. Which condition leads to an increase in lung compliance?
A) Emphysema
B) Pulmonary fibrosis
C) Pleural effusion
D) Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Ans: A
Feedback: In conditions such as emphysema, high or increased compliance occurs if the lungs have lost their elasticity and the thorax is overdistended. Conditions associated with decreased compliance include pneumothorax, hemothorax, pleural effusion, pulmonary edema, atelectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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