KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 24 · KROK (Dentistry)
A sharp decrease of lung surfactant activity has been detected in a patient. It will result in the following:
- A. Respiratory muscles work decreases
- B. Pulmonary ventilation increases
- C. Airways resistance decreases
- D. Hyperoxemia
- E. Alveoli will become prone to deflation
Hint
Recall what surfactant does to the surface tension of the fluid lining the alveoli and how this relates to alveolar stability (Laplace law).
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