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Schematic to illustrate how peripheral airway obstruction traps air during expiration in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) resulting in hyperinflation. PL=translung pressure, V=ventilation. Reproduced from O'Donnell and Laveneziana56 with permission
