A young adult patient who denies any history of smoking is seen in the clinic with a new diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse should plan to teach the patient about

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When COPD occurs in young patients,especially without a smoking history,a genetic deficiency in a?-antitrypsin should be suspected. Because the patient does not smoke,a nicotine patch would not be ordered. There is no indication that the patient requires continuous pulse oximetry. Leukotriene modifiers would be used in patients with asthma,not with COPD.

A Young Adult Patient Who Denies Any History of Smoking