Multiple Choice
The nurse is performing a respiratory assessment on a patient. Which assessment findings indicate to the nurse that the patient has a history of long-standing chronic respiratory disease?
A) All the patient's fingernails are noticeably clubbed.
B) The patient needs to sleep on at least four to five pillows at night.
C) The patient's chest has equal antero-posterior and transverse diameters.
D) The patient's lower legs have large areas of brownish spotted discoloration.
E) The patient reports puffiness of both feet when standing for long periods.
F) The patient's forced vital capacity test result is 3.8 L of air.
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