The nurse is completing a family history for a patient who is admitted for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse should include questions that address which of the following health problems? Select all that apply
A) Allergies
B) Alcoholism
C) Psoriasis
D) Hypervitaminosis
E) Obesity
Ans: A, B, E
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In general, the following conditions are included in a family history: cancer, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, mental illness, tuberculosis, kidney disease, arthritis, allergies, asthma, alcoholism, and obesity. Psoriasis and hypervitaminosis do not have genetic etiologies.
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