The nurse who is completing an admission history on a patient diagnosed with COPD understands that the major risk factor associated with this disease process includes exposure to which of the following?
A) Toxic fumes
B) Dust particles
C) Cigarette smoking
D) Animal dander
Ans: C
Feedback: The most important risk factor for COPD is cigarette smoking. Other factors include prolonged and intense exposure to occupational dusts and chemicals. Pulmonary vasculature changes may occur as a result of exposure to cigarette smoke or use of tobacco products or as a result of the release of inflammatory mediators.
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