When arrive on scene, a family member directs you to a bedroom where a 62-year-old male patient is in respiratory distress. During the scene size-up, which finding would most strongly suggest that the patient suffers from a chronic respiratory disease?

A) Furnace turned on high with the humidifier running
B) Bottles of aspirin and nitroglycerin on the nightstand
C) Patient in a chair in tripod position and has a barrel-shaped chest
D) Smell of cigarettes in house and the patient is obese


C) Patient in a chair in tripod position and has a barrel-shaped chest

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