Assignment: Cellular Changes In Smoking-Short Paper- Nursing
Consider the following case study: A low-income, 67-year-old Asian American gentleman who has been a light smoker of a quarter pack of cigarettes per day for 30 years presents to your local community health clinic for his routine annual physician examination. Prompt: In your short paper, address the following:
1) What are the possible cellular changes that have occurred within the patient's body related to his history of smoking? For example, how can the cellular changes affect the cardiovascular system?
2) What are the pathophysiology issues that must be addressed due to changes at the cellular level?
3) If this individual quit smoking today, what physiologic process would occur at the cellular level?
4) How do ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status influence the development of cardiovascular disease?
5) How do ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status increase the risk of this gentleman developing chronic disease?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.