A nurse encourages a patient who is diagnosed with lung disease not to smoke because smoking:
A) Decreases the amount of mucus production
B) Oxygenates the hemoglobin
C) Inflates the alveoli in the lungs
D) Damages the ciliary cleansing mechanism of the respiratory tract
Ans: D
Feedback: Smoking damages the ciliary cleansing mechanism of the respiratory tract. It also increases the amount of mucus production, reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of hemoglobin, and distends the alveoli in the lungs.
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