A nurse has been asked to give a workshop on COPD for a local community group. The nurse emphasizes the importance of smoking cessation because smoking has what pathophysiologic effect?
A) Increases the amount of mucus production
B) Destabilizes hemoglobin
C) Shrinks the alveoli in the lungs
D) Collapses the alveoli in the lungs
Ans: A
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Smoking irritates the goblet cells and mucous glands, causing an increased accumulation of mucus, which, in turn, produces more irritation, infection, and damage to the lung.
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