You and your partner are called to the home of an elderly woman complaining of shortness of breath. As you enter you notice a lit cigarette in the patient's hand and several empty cigarette packages on the table. She is sitting in the tripod position, and her lips are pursed as she is breathing. You suspect the patient has:

A) emphysema. B) chronic bronchitis. C) a cold. D) asthma.


A

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