You are doing preoperative patient education with a patient who is a known smoker. What would be the best instruction to give to this patient?
A) Reduce smoking to prevent the development of pneumonia.
B) Stop smoking at least 6 weeks before the scheduled surgery to enhance pulmonary function and decrease infection.
C) Stop smoking at least 24 hours prior to surgery to promote pulmonary function.
D) Stop smoking 4 to 8 weeks before the scheduled surgery to enhance pulmonary function and decrease infection.
Ans: C
Feedback: The reduction of smoking will enhance pulmonary function, but in the preoperative period, patients who smoke should be urged to stop 4 to 8 weeks before surgery. This makes options A, B, and D incorrect.
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