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Respiratory System

A nurse is teaching breathing exercises to a client with emphysema. What is the reason the nurse should include in the teaching as to why these exercises are necessary to promote effective use of the diaphragm?

ExplanationC. Loss of elasticity causes difficult exhalation, with subsequent air trapping. Clients who have emphysema are taught to use accessory abdominal muscles and to breathe out through pursed lips to help keep the air passages open until exhalation is complete. B. Expiration is difficult because of air trapping and poor elasticity. C. There will be decreased vital capacity. D. Diaphragmatic breathing is a learned mechanism that is beneficial