When Teaching a Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

question 14

Multiple Choice

When teaching a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) about reasons to quit smoking, the nurse will explain that long-term exposure to tobacco smoke leads to a

• A) weakening of the smooth muscle lining the airways.
• B) decrease in the area available for oxygen absorption.
• C) lesser number of red blood cells for oxygen delivery.
• D) decreased production of protective respiratory secretions.

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