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An older patient has just been admitted to the oncology unit with a new diagnosis of lung cancer and knows very little about the diagnosis. Which action should the nurse take to make this patient's transition easier?
Carbon Dioxide
A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration, essential to plant photosynthesis.
Alveoli
Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs.
Diaphragm
A dome-shaped, muscular partition separating the thorax from the abdomen in mammals, playing a major role in breathing by contracting and expanding the lungs.
Bronchi
The large air passages that lead from the trachea (windpipe) into the lungs and become smaller tubes within the lungs called bronchioles.
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