The nurse making a teaching plan for a patient with Buerger disease (thromboangiitis obliterans) will focus on the need for:
a. reduction of alcohol intake.
b. avoiding cold remedies.
c. cessation of smoking.
d. weight reduction.
ANS: C
The hazards of cigarette smoking and its relationship to Buerger disease are the primary focus of patient teaching. None of the palliative treatments are effective if the patient does not stop smoking. Nowhere are the cause and effect of smoking so dramatically seen as with Buerger disease.
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