The effect of smoking, smoking cessation, and passive smoke exposure on common laboratory values in clinical settings: a review of the evidence.
Evidence now supports that active and passive cigarette smoke exposure increase the risk for disease manifestations and adverse outcomes for patients in acute and critical care settings. By understanding the effect of active and passive smoke exposure on common laboratory tests, nurses in acute and critical care settings can plan essential components of care more accurately. This article addresses the effects of active and passive smoking and cessation on common parameters of hematology, hemostasis, immunology and inflammation, and chemistry laboratory tests.
Department of Health Environments and Systems, School of Nursing, Medical College of Georgia, EB 204, 997 St. Sebastian Way, Augusta, GA 30912, USA. jandrews@mcg.edu
Jeannette O
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Andrews
Martha S
MS
Tingen
D000208:Acute Disease; D015982:Bias; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000592:standards; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006293:Health Promotion; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007159:Immunologic Tests / Q000592:standards; D008019:Life Style; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution