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A 55 year old man with emphysema (lung dz) who has smoked 2 packs of cigs per day for
40 years is hospitalized for acute onset cough with bloody sputum. After a few days of testing
and treatment, the patient's nurse read a physician's note on the chat: "I have told the pt the
etiologies of his presenting problem are: 1) exacerbation of his chronic emphysema and 2) the
new diagnosis of lung cancer. The onset of both was contributed to by his longstanding
smoking". The patient asks the nurse for more information about his illness. Which explanation,
by the nurse, indicates a full understanding of the pt situation?
✓ " The coughing up of blood is caused by a worsening of a dz you've had for a long time
plus a new prolbem -- lung cancer."
A 55 year old man with emphysema (lung dz) who has smoked 2 packs of cigs per day for 40
years is hospitalized for acute onset cough with bloody sputum. After a few days of testing
and treatment, the patient's nurse read a physician's note on the chat: "I have told the pt the
etiologies of his presenting problem are: 1) exacerbation of his chronic emphysema and 2) the
new diagnosis of lung cancer. The onset of both was contributed to by his longstanding
smoking". The patient asks the nurse for more information about his illness. Based on the
information you have on the pt, which statement is most likely correct?
✓ Heavy cigarette smoking was a risk factor in the pt developing emphysema and lung
cancer.
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