Restrictive pulmonary disease

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• Synonyms

  • Restrictive pulmonary deficit
  • Restrictive lung disease
  • Restrictive ventilatory defect

• Causes

  • Pulmonary fibrosis
  • Shrinking lung
  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Pleural effusion
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Mesothelioma

• Effects

  • Decreased vital capacity
  • Decreased total lung volume

• Parents

  • Pulmonary disease