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                                    Scars from inflammation take the place of normal lung

                                    tissue.





                                    This condition causes the client to experience a decrease

                                    in ventilation and an increase in residual volume.




                                    Disorders in ventilation and perfusion (ventilation-perfusion

                                    imbalance) occur and hypoxemia occurs
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