Extrapulmonary restriction is a type of restrictive lung disease, indicated by decreased

alveolar ventilation Breathing (or ventilation) is the process of moving air into and from the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly to flush out carbon dioxide and bring in oxygen. All aerobic creatures need oxygen for cellula ...

with accompanying

hypercapnia Hypercapnia (from the Greek ''hyper'' = "above" or "too much" and ''kapnos'' = "smoke"), also known as hypercarbia and CO2 retention, is a condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood. Carbon dioxide is a gaseous pr ...

. It is characterized as an inhibition to the drive to breathe, or an ineffective restoration of the drive to breathe.McCance, K.L. & Huether, S.E. (2008). Understanding Pathophysiology, pgs. 488–491. Fourth Edition. St Louis: C.V. Mosby. Extrapulmonary restriction can be caused by central and

peripheral nervous system The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is one of two components that make up the nervous system of bilateral animals, with the other part being the central nervous system (CNS). The PNS consists of nerves and ganglia, which lie outside the brain a ...

dysfunctions, over-sedation, or trauma (such as a broken rib).

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