What are the health care costs associated with smoking in the U.S.?
In addition to health effects, the use of tobacco products also has an associated financial cost, both for the individual and for society. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, cigarette smoking in the U.S. adds up to nearly $133 billion a year in health care costs alone, not including a comparable $156 billion in lost productivity (USDHHS, 2014). While secondhand smoking does not cost nearly as much, it does total nearly $10 billion per year in health care expenditures (Behan, Eriksen, & Lin, 2005).?
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An intubated patient receiving 30% oxygen has a SpO2 of 80% and ETCO2 of 40 torr. After administration of 50% oxygen for 30 minutes, the respiratory therapist notes that the SpO2 rises to 98% and the ETCO2 remains stable at 40 torr. The major cause of hypoxemia in this patient is
A. hypoventilation. B. shunt. C. ventilation/perfusion mismatch. D. increased deadspace.