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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.
The definition of restrictive lung. disease is based on a reduction in TLC (i.e., an inability to get air. into the lung or restriction to air movement on inhalation). The. functional residual capacity. (FRC) is the volume of air remaining. in the lungs at the end of a quiet expiration. FRC is the normal resting.