The Nurse Is Providing Care to a Client Who Admits

Multiple Choice

The nurse is providing care to a client who admits to smoking 2 packs of per day for 34 years.The client also has a history of intermittent claudication,chronic bronchitis,and emphysema.After 6 weeks of smoking cessation the client reports,"yelling at my spouse" and "flying off the handle." Which effects of cigarette smoking are associated with the data collected from the client? Select all that apply.

A) Nicotine causes destruction of the alveoli.
B) The release of epinephrine causes vasoconstriction.
C) Dopaminergic processes are implicated in withdrawal symptoms.
D) Tar causes the mucus production seen in chronic bronchitis.
E) Tobacco use causes atherosclerosis.