Although All of These Patients Do Not Currently Smoke Cigarettes

question 20

Multiple Choice

Although all of these patients do not currently smoke cigarettes, the nurse recognizes that which patient is at greatest risk factor for the development of lung cancer?

• A)60-year-old black male with a history of smoking in his teens
• B)64-year-old white female who went to an elementary school that had asbestos
• C)68-year-old black male with a 40 pack-year history of smoking
• D)72-year-old white male with a 10 pack-year history of smoking

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