A client tells the nurse, "My healthcare provider told me that I have COPD and might develop emphysema. I always thought I had chronic bronchitis." Which response should the nurse provide the client?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. "Are you certain you do not have asthma?"
B. "Chronic bronchitis has no relation to COPD."
C. "COPD is either asthma, chronic bronchitis, or emphysema, or a combination of those disorders."
D. "As COPD progresses, it becomes emphysema."
E. "Both diagnoses are correct."
Answer: E
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