Jalveloruiz Mod 05 COPD MDC3 051321 PDF

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Chro Chronic nic obstructive pul pulm monary diseas diseasee (COPD) Risk Factors       

Making Goals

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For mild COPD Exercising a little more every week, it helps to decrease more lung function. If more severe – reserve current lung function & alleviate symptoms as soon as possible.

Smoking Exposure to secondhand smoking Asthmatic Air pollution Occupational chemicals/dusts History of respiratory infections as a child Genetic (Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency) Other noxious particles/gases

Activity Moderate activity & try avoiding triggers, like stressful situations, these triggers can cause a coughing event.

Bronchodilators (Inhalers): Short period acting Albuterol medication. That relaxes airway muscles, helping relieve shortness of breath, coughing and overall help make breathing easier. Antibiotics: Used for Respirtory infections, like acute bronchitis (inflamation of the bronchitis). This will lower the extendivness of COPD. Oxygen Therapy: This provides your lungs with the nessary oxygen needed. This can be utilized for someone during activities or sleeping. This provides quailty of life improvement.

Respiratory assessment to identify the degree of dyspnea, if needed respiratory support.

Interpersonal Team Primary care physician (PCP): To regularly monitor your early stage of COPD, and order baseline exam/labs needed, and develop a COPD treatment plan. Pulmonologist: Provides special skills to treating people with lung diseases. This specialist will be needed at the later stage of COPD, PCP will decide when COPD has progressed to a later stage. Additional special more extensive test will be performed for further incite on COPD progression. Respiratory therapist: Provides more indepth education and prevention of worsening of COPD, infection prevention, and safety oxygen therapy use. Methods how to improve breathing, and how to handle COPD attacks. Therapist or counselor: To help with any processing feeling, anxiety and/or depression related to the disease.

Follow-up w/ your doctors

Stop-smoking or exposer to 2nd-hand smoke

COPD Educati Education on Know your triggers

Take Medications as prescribed

Healthy diet Stay active

Creating a plan of care (action plan), coping skills, and possible triggers. Importance of having oxygen at home or when traveling with oxygen, if needed. Medication education, explaining what medication functions. Providing resources, including local, groups, within the community.

COPD Advocacy | American Lung Association They can provide additional resources, guidance & help in any way to dealing with COPD. 1 -800-LUNG-USA (800.586.4872)

References

American Lung Association. (n.d.). COPD. COPD Advocacy | American Lung Association. Retrieved May 13, 2021, from https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/copd

Belleza, R. M. N. (2021, April 22). Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Nurseslabs. https://nurseslabs.com/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd/

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