title: Ineffective breathing pattern related to decreased lung expansion.
abstract: This article reviews the general pathophysiology of restrictive processes that cause decreased lung expansion. It describes their clinical features and illustrates how these restrictive disorders lead to an altered breathing pattern related to decreased lung expansion. It also shows how nurses intervene and manage the manifestations of the decreased lung expansion.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009765:Obesity / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests