Pulmonary function testing results on a patient with an advanced case of TB will display all of the following EXCEPT:

a. increased RV.
b. decreased IRV.
c. decreased VC.
d. decreased TLC.

A
RV will be decreased rather than increased. Because TB causes a restrictive lung disease pattern, volumes and capacities will be decreased.

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