COPD Case Study Adapted from Lewis VCE Lesson 11, Emphysema & Pneumonia (NUR 330)

COPD Case Study Adapted from Lewis VCE Lesson 11, Emphysema & Pneumonia Patricia Newman, 61 admitted with dyspnea at rest, cough, and fever Smoker x 45 years; 2ppd Multiple hospitalizations for pneumonia in past 2 years Osteoporosis x 8 years HTN x 15 years Divorced x 15 years; 2 adult children live out of state Mother d at 63 of MI; father d at 59 of stroke Medications at Home: Calcium carbonate 600 mg 4 times per day Estrogen patch twice a week Chlorothiazide 500 mg daily Atenolol ...

COPD Case Study Adapted from Lewis VCE Lesson 11, Emphysema & Pneumonia Patricia Newman, 61 admitted with dyspnea at rest, cough, and fever Smoker x 45 years; 2ppd Multiple hospitalizations for pneumonia in past 2 years Osteoporosis x 8 years HTN x 15 years Divorced x 15 years; 2 adult children live out of state Mother d at 63 of MI; father d at 59 of stroke