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Janie Heath PhD, APRN-BC Associate Dean, Academic Nursing Practice Medical College of Georgia
Michael Muscat
Managing Editor
the 1st A (ask), a $3500 diagnostic work up and 24 hr Observation Unit Admission might have been prevented
National Cancer Institute (NCI). (2001). Risks Associated with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine (NIH Publication No. 02-5074). Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 13. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute.
Townsend C. L and Maynard R. L (2002). Effects on health of prolonged exposure to low concentrations of carbon monoxide. Occup Environ Med 59 , 708-11.
PMH/PSH
FMH
No Meds; NKA
+ tobacco use (mother, father, and 2 sisters) + HTN and CAD (mother and father) + ETOH use 1-2 beers qod; no OTC or Herbs/Supplements + Marijuana use x1-2 x/ mth (social gatherings) + Tobacco use x 15 yrs (1.5 pk/d) Lives alone; single, paralegal for Dept of Justice, applying for law school, heterosexual with 1 partner
Social Hx
cotinine Low nicotine cigarettes = higher consumption, increased puff volume, and increased CO Smoking ONE marijuana = 4 cigarettes Smoking ONE marijuana = 3 x the amount CO in one cigarette BBQ smoke exposure =