To Best Prevent Emphysema, a Patient Is Instructed to Stop

question 26

Multiple Choice

To best prevent emphysema, a patient is instructed to stop smoking since cigarette smoke

• A) impairs alpha1-antitrypsin, allowing elastase to predominate.
• B) paralyzes the cilia, causing impaired mucociliary clearance.
• C) predisposes to respiratory infections.
• D) introduces carcinogens into the lungs.

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