Question: Herschel Greene Is A 88 Year Old Male That Has Been Diagnosed With His Second Pneumonia For The Year. His Daughter, Maggie, Says She Doesn’t Understand Why Her Father, A Reasonably Healthy Man All His Life, Keeps Getting Pneumonia. Explain To Maggie How The Changes In Compliance And Elastance AND OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES Decrease Our Ability To Protect …

Herschel Greene is a 88 year old male that has been diagnosed with his second pneumonia for the year. His daughter, Maggie, says she doesn’t understand why her father, a reasonably healthy man all his life, keeps getting pneumonia. Explain to Maggie how the changes in compliance and elastance AND OTHER PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES decrease our ability to protect our lungs from pneumonia as we age? (please provide at least 4 connections)