A patient is undergoing testing to differentiate her airway disorder as being restrictive or obstructive. The nurse would evaluate a normal result on which test to indicate a restrictive disorder is present?
1. Vital capacity
2. Tidal volume
3. Minute ventilation
4. Forced expiratory volume
Answer: 4
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