Reference no: EM131012513

Application: Pulmonary Function Testing

To prepare:

• Review the COPD guidelines in the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease article in this week's Learning Resources.

• Reflect on COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention strategies suggested in the guidelines. Consider how to implement these strategies in a clinical setting.

• Locate and select a case study from a reputable source on a patient whose condition required pulmonary function testing and and use it for this assignment, make sure you provide reference where patient is selected

• Consider the COPD guidelines for diagnosis and think about a potential diagnosis for the patient in the case study that you selected.

• Reflect on treatment and management options based on the patient's diagnosis.

To complete:

Write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

• Describe COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention strategies suggested in the COPD guidelines. Explain how to implement these strategies in a clinical setting.

• Explain your diagnosis for the patient in the case study that you selected. Compare the patient's pulmonary function test results to the COPD guidelines when making your diagnosis.

• Describe treatment and management options based on the patient's diagnosis

Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references

Reference-

Readings

• Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar Bailey, P., & Sandberg-Cook, J. (2013). Primary care: A collaborative practice (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. ?

Chapter 26, "Acute Bronchospasm" (pp. 189-191)

Part 10, "Evaluation and Management of Pulmonary Disorders" (pp. 404-486)

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. (2011). At-a-glance outpatient management reference for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Retrieved from https://www.goldcopd.org/uploads/users/files/GOLD_AtAGlance_2011_Jan18.pdf

American Lung Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2012, from https://www.lung.org