While lecturing on COPD, the instructor mentions emphysema. The instructor asks the nurse practitioner students, "If the client is a smoker, explain the physiology behind cellular changes occurring in the lung which allow destruction of the alveoli."
What would the response be?
Answer:
• Antiprotease production and release is not adequate to neutralize the excess protease production."
• "There is ?1-antitrypsin deficiency, so this enzyme can't protect the lung from damage."
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Which characteristics apply to Type C behavior?
A. Calm, casual, relaxed, and easygoing B. Hard-driving and overambitious C. Aggressive and overly competitive D. Committed, confident, and in control E. Angry, driven, and impatient
Due to their diminished sense of taste and smell, smokeless tobacco users tend to add more _____ to their food.
A. water and salt B. water and sugar C. salt and pepper D. salt and sugar E. spices
Inflammation of the pancreas: __________itis
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word