A 48-Year-Old Man Comes to the Office for an Initial

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Multiple Choice

A 48-year-old man comes to the office for an initial visit.  He says that he feels well and has no medical problems.  The patient has a 20-pack-year smoking history and does not use alcohol or illicit drugs.  He is counseled on smoking cessation.  To explain how smoking affects lung function, the patient is shown a graph of the expected change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) over time if he continues to smoke at the same rate (curve D in image) .  Which of the following curves most likely demonstrates the expected FEV1 over time if this patient were to stop smoking now?

• A)A
• B)B
• C)C
• D)D

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