The therapist is mechanically ventilating a patient having acute lung injury. How should the therapist expect the pulmonary compliance to change when the patient is moved from the supine position to a lateral decubitus position?
A. an increased pulmonary compliance
B. a decreased pulmonary compliance
C. an unpredictable change in pulmonary compliance
D. an insignificant change in pulmonary compliance
?ANS: D
A. Incorrect response: See explanation D.
B. Incorrect response: See explanation D.
C. Incorrect response: See explanation D.
D. Correct response: A recent study suggests that in patients with acute lung injury, pulmonary compliance does not change greatly when the patient's position is altered.
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