Without enough oxygen in your blood, which is necessary for nutrient delivery to your muscles, you might experience fatigue, weakness, and decreased physical endurance
On examination, she was conscious, cooperative, and tachypneic with a respiratory rate of 22 breaths/min
Current or former smoking has been associated with several GI symptoms, including abdominal pain, constipation, and bloating 12
But as the Surgeon General's report reminds us: "Despite declines in the prevalence of current smoking, the annual burden of smoking-attributable mortality in the United States has remained above 400,000 for more than a decade and currently is estimated to be about 480,000, with millions more living with smoking-related diseases