The nurse is caring for a patient in the outpatient clinic and there is suspicion that the patient may have cancer due to recent weight losses for unidentifiable reasons
The nurse is performing an assessment and asks the patient about symptoms related to laryngeal cancer due to a history of smoking for 25 years. Which of the following is a symptom associated with laryngeal cancer?
A) Hoarseness
B) Dyspnea
C) Dysphagia
D) Alopecia
Ans: A
Feedback: Hoarseness is an early symptom of laryngeal cancer. Dyspnea, dysphagia, and lumps are later signs of laryngeal cancer. Alopecia is not associated with a diagnosis of laryngeal cancer.
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