A nurse practitioner has provided care for three different patients with chronic pharyngitis over the past several months. Which patients are at greatest risk for developing chronic pharyngitis?
A) Patients who are habitual users of alcohol and tobacco
B) Patients who are habitual users of caffeine and other stimulants
C) Patients who eat a diet high in spicy foods
D) Patients who have gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)
Ans: A
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Chronic pharyngitis is common in adults who live and work in dusty surroundings, use the voice to excess, suffer from chronic chough, and habitually use alcohol and tobacco. Caffeine and spicy foods have not been linked to chronic pharyngitis. GERD is not a noted risk factor.
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