Basic Concepts Of Pathophysiology & Implications For Nursing, Genetic Influence, Intracellular Functions (NURS 3366)

A 55-year-old man with emphysema (a type of chronic lung disease) who has smoked 2 packs of cigarettes per day for 40 years is hospitalized for acute onset of cough productive of bloody sputum (sputum=secretions from deep in the lungs). After a few days of testing and treatment, the patient’s nurse reads a physician’s note on the chart: “I have told the patient that the etiologies of his hemoptysis are: 1) Exacerbation of his chronic emphysema and 2) The new diagnosis of lung cance...