When preparing a nursing care plan for a patient with a restrictive lung disorder, the nurse should keep in mind that restrictive lung disorders:
A) decrease the volume of airflow to the lungs.
B) result in overinflated alveoli.
C) increase elasticity of the lungs.
D) do not affect lung perfusion.
A) decrease the volume of airflow to the lungs.
Explanation: A) Restrictive lung disorders decrease the volume of airflow to the lungs by preventing expansion of the pulmonary structures and/or by decreasing the compliance (elasticity) of the lungs or chest wall. Many restrictive disorders damage the alveolar epithelium and capillaries, causing ventilation and perfusion abnormalities and/or diffusion defects, which can cause hypoxemia.
B) Restrictive lung disorders decrease the volume of airflow to the lungs by preventing expansion of the pulmonary structures and/or by decreasing the compliance (elasticity) of the lungs or chest wall. Many restrictive disorders damage the alveolar epithelium and capillaries, causing ventilation and perfusion abnormalities and/or diffusion defects, which can cause hypoxemia.
C) Restrictive lung disorders decrease the volume of airflow to the lungs by preventing expansion of the pulmonary structures and/or by decreasing the compliance (elasticity) of the lungs or chest wall. Many restrictive disorders damage the alveolar epithelium and capillaries, causing ventilation and perfusion abnormalities and/or diffusion defects, which can cause hypoxemia.
D) Restrictive lung disorders decrease the volume of airflow to the lungs by preventing expansion of the pulmonary structures and/or by decreasing the compliance (elasticity) of the lungs or chest wall. Many restrictive disorders damage the alveolar epithelium and capillaries, causing ventilation and perfusion abnormalities and/or diffusion defects, which can cause hypoxemia.
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