Title: Respiratory Disorders and Compromised Mechanics of Breathing: A Comparative Analysis of Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Emphysema, and Pulmonary Fibrosis

Two-week-old Tabitha has infant respiratory distress syndrome. Eighty-year-old Anthony has emphysema, and 50-year-old Jenny has pulmonary fibrosis.
Why are the mechanics of breathing greatly compromised in all of these cases?
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