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At the side of a distressed patient with active and severe esophageal varices, you realize that the priority of care will be:

A) stopping the hemorrhage. B) airway management. C) rapid transportation. D) monitoring the blood pressure.

Decreased elasticity of the lungs and calcification of the costochondral cartilage results in:

A) an increase in residual lung volume. B) a significant increase in vital capacity. C) a decrease in airway size and resistance. D) a decrease in the total amount of air in the lungs.