A patient with a neuromuscular condition exhibits reasonable inspiratory muscle function, but has an accompanying hypoxemia. The presence of this hypoxemia suggests:

A. worsening of the primary restrictive process
B. progressive inspiratory muscle weakness
C. an increase in physiologic deadspace
D. the presence of a complication like atelectasis

Ans: D. the presence of a complication like atelectasis

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