The nurse is conducting a patient assessment. The patient tells the nurse that he has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 27 years. The nurse may find which data upon assessment?

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Smokers have a constriction of the blood vessels due to the tar and nicotine in cigarettes. This constriction may lead to hypertension. Bounding pulses, night blindness, and reflux disease do not have a direct link to smoking.

The Nurse Is Conducting a Patient Assessment