Medical Emergencies · single question
Long-term cigarette smoking most characteristically predisposes a patient to develop:
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Correct answer: A. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- A. Correct. Smoking is the leading cause of COPD (chronic bronchitis/emphysema).
- B. Asthma is primarily an allergic/airway-hyperreactivity disorder, not caused by smoking.
- C. PE arises from venous thromboemboli, not directly from smoking.
- D. Pneumothorax has other primary causes.
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