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Restrictive lung diseases are characterized by reduced lung volumes, either because of an alteration in lung parenchyma or because of a disease of the pleura, chest wall, or neuromuscular apparatus.
Reactive Airway Disease. Reactive Airway Disease (RAD) is a health condition or malfunction in the lungs where the air passage or bronchi overly reacts to external stimuli and many other triggers found in the environment. Though it is commonly experienced by children, Reactive Airway Disease can occur in adults too.