A nurse is preparing to perform a lung assessment on a patient and discovers through the nursing history the patient smokes. The nurse figures the pack-years for this patient who has smoked two and a half (2 1/2) packs a day for 20 years
Which value will the nurse record in the patient's medical record? Record answer as a whole number. _________ pack-years
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
ANS:
50
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