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Smoking
Wael Batobara
Smoking
• Growing numbers of smokers & amount of cigarettes
• Numbers may have leveled in developed countries
• Still rising in developing countries volume of smoking related diseases will rise the coming decades
Smoking related diseases
• CVS IHD & peripheral vascular disease
• Pulmonary COPD cessation leads to improvement in FEV1 & reduction in cough & sputum Asthma More virulent pneumonia including TB Lung cancer
Smoking related diseases
• GI Peptic ulcer disease All upper GI malignancies including liver & pancreas
• GU All malignancies + infertility
• MSK Osteoprosis
Smoking Cessation
• Patient have to decide
• Nicotine replacement
• Medication that decrease craving
• Changing habits & environments
Smoking• Smoking is a growing disease
• Cause of multiple diseases
• Never too late to stop
• Nicotine replacement medications are available to help quitting