PPT-What You Should Know About COPD

For content review only Template and graphics to be updated references to be finalized upon content approval Title Information provided by Quick Facts COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Over time the airways of those suffering from COPD become permanently obstructed or blocked and gradually lose their ability to function COPD is a major cause of disability and death in Canada and throughout the world According to a recent study 15 COPD is characterized by :. **Chronic airflow obstruction & accelerated . . loss of lung function which is progressive & . NOT. fully reversible.. ** COPD is preventable & treatable but . failure :. The GRASP Suite . Vanessa Brown. NHS Improving Quality. Living Longer Lives. Engaging with clinicians and primary care in the nation’s biggest killers. Raising public awareness of symptoms and supporting early diagnosis of . Dietetic Intern. Andrews University. Introduction. Patient’s Initials: NM. Primary . Problem . & other . medical conditions: . COPD. , DM, IBS, Pneumonia, IgA . deficiency. Height: 160.02. Weight: 107.2. Nursing Program. 1.5 CE. 1. . This program is best viewed as “Slide Show”.. . 2. Before . proceeding to the posttest, be sure you have . completed the entire PowerPoint©.. 3. Exit the program and . :. Bulletin 16-02. The . employee worked for an aggregate of 20 years prior to . 1980 in . any of the labor categories noted in Attachment . 1. (. The DEEOIC identified the . labor categories . in Attachment 1 as those with a very high likelihood . Patient Background. Daishi . Hayato. Age 65. Male. Asian American. Retired. Wife and 4 adult children. Father had lung cancer . Primary Diagnosis: . Acute respiratory distress, COPD, peripheral vascular disease with intermittent . Introduction. Susceptibility to Exacerbation in COPD. Lung Function Impairment, COPD Hospitalizations and Mortality. Long-Term Natural History of COPD. Bronchoscopic Validation of the Significance of Sputum Purulence in Severe Exacerbations of COPD. Patient may or may not notice symptoms .. Life expectancy for stage 1 people is only slightly less than the normal people. . It is around 17.4 years for a male who is 65 year old. . Patients who continue smoking will have shorter life than who does not smoke or who stop smoking. . Clinical Trial Evidence. Introduction . Therapeutic Recommendations . Therapeutic Recommendations in Groups B and D . Bronchodilators in Stable COPD. ICS in Stable COPD. COPD . Potential AEs of ICS Treatment. 80 predicted and sometimes but not always Stage II Moderate COPD Worsening airflow limitation FEVbreath typically developing during exertion This is the stage at which patients typically seek medical What is COPD?. How to treat COPD?. What is the prognosis?. 19.3% of US Adults Smoke – 2010. CDC, NHIS 2010. 2010 Current Smokers. %. of Smokers. Demographic. % of Smokers. Demographic. 19.3%. US Adults. . . - . S.Mahalakshmi. SCENARIO- . Here is a 76 yrs old elderly male patient hospitalized for 9 days with complaints of breathlessness and cough with expectoration since 3 days.. The Wake Health Model. Sharon D. Cornelison RCP, RRT-NPS. COPD Pathway Team. Inpatient Team. Hospitalist, Critical Care Physician, and/or APP. Respiratory Therapist COPD Navigators. Pulmonary Consult Service (MD and/or NP).