The nurse is caring for a 28-year-old nonsmoker with a deficiency in the enzyme antitrypsin. To what deficiency does this predispose the young patient?
A) Pulmonary edema
B) Development of lobular emphysema
C) Cystic fibrosis
D) Empyema
Ans: B
Feedback: A host risk factor for COPD is a deficiency of alpha1 antitrypsin, an enzyme inhibitor that protects the lung parenchyma from injury. This deficiency predisposes young patients to rapid development of lobular emphysema even in the absence of smoking.
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