Smoking Related Diseases

Smoking is the most common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Would you use spirometry to screen for the disease in individuals with a history of tobacco smoking but who are asymptomatic?

In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz series, Melissa V. Cabellon, MD, PhD, asks you about electronic cigarette use among children and adolescents in middle school and high school.

Do you consider e-cigarettes a viable option for smoking cessation? Let us know by taking our poll.

Mark is a very active man in his mid-40s who fractured his tibia while playing racquetball with his 19-year-old son. He has been smoking since he was a teenager, and he has not been receptive to cessation...

A 50-year-old smoker with moderate COPD has expressed little motivation to stop smoking based on your advice and the offer of pharmacotherapy.

Marge, a 62-year-old woman, 2 weeks ago received a diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer. She has been a lifelong smoker (60 pack-year history), and you see a pack of cigarettes in her purse at today’s...

Jack is a 62-year-old committed smoker. He was recently taken off the heart transplant list when it was discovered that he was still smoking.

Mark is a very active man in his mid-40s who was playing racquetball with his 19-year-old son and ended up fracturing his tibia.

Tiffany is a 2-year-old with recurrent acute otitis media (AOM). She is in to see you again today with AOM—her fourth episode in the last 12 months. When asked, the parents said they both smoke, but not...