The pathology of your patient changes such that more secretions are produced and bronchospasm occurs. Airway caliber decreases by one-half. What happens to airway resistance?
A) It stays the same.
B) It increases by one-half.
C) It doubles.
D) It increases by sixteen times.
D
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