Objectives
• describe factors that can influence breathing.
instructions
step 1: respond to the following:
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suppose after a high-smog alert day in your city, a 5-year-old child with asthma, a 50-year-old male
smoker with emphysema, and a 75-year-old of average health all come to the emergency room
complaining of a cough and chest pain.
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• which patient's health would you be the most concerned about and why?
how do breathed-in air pollutants, such as smoke or asbestos, interfere with or worsen the
respiration process in each of these scenarios?
refer to the textbook and the internet as needed to find this information and support your
responses to these questions.