MODULE SUPPLEMENT: PULMONARY SYSTEM
Behavioral Objectives

At the completion of this module the student will be able to:

1. State the relationship between development of the pulmonary system in young adulthood and pulmonary function in older adulthood.
2. Name three structural changes that occur in the pulmonary system with aging.
3. Describe three changes that occur in pulmonary function tests in later adulthood.
4. Contrast normal gas exchange in the younger adult with those of the older adult.
5. Identify two changes that occur with aging in the regulation of breathing.
6. Identify clinical situations that place the older adult at increased risk for pulmonary compromise.