The nurse is instructing a patient about the effects of smoking. What accurate information does the nurse provide?
a. Smoking increases the amount of tissue oxygenation.
b. Smoking increases the amount of functional hemoglobin in blood.
c. Smoking may decrease platelet aggregation and cause hypercoagulability.
d. Smoking interferes with normal cellular mechanisms that promote release of oxygen.
ANS: D
Smoking reduces the amount of functional hemoglobin in blood, thus decreasing tissue oxygenation. Smoking may increase platelet aggregation and hypercoagulability. Smoking interferes with normal cellular mechanisms that promote release of oxygen to tissues.
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