You are caring for a 24-year-old patient with an antitrypsin deficiency. The patient states he has never smoked in his life. An antitrypsin deficiency predisposes the patient to what?
A) Pulmonary edema
B) Development of lobular emphysema
C) Cystic fibrosis
D) Empyema
Ans: B
Feedback: A host risk factor for COPD is a deficiency of alpha1-antitrypsin, an enzyme inhibitor that protects the lung parenchyma from injury. This deficiency predisposes young patients to rapid development of lobular emphysema even in the absence of smoking.
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