COPD, GERD and Pneumonia: A Case Study

Paper Summary:

The paper describes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive respiratory disease affecting between 14 - 20 million people. The paper presents the case of Mr. Jones, a 62 year old married male with COPD, pneumonia, GERD and migraine headaches. The paper conducts an examination of prior providers' treatment plans and offers recommendations for change.

Outline:
Abstract
Case Study
New Treatment Recommendations
Appropriate Laboratory Monitoring

From the Paper:

"According to Dewan (2002), over 16 million office visits are placed to clinics or doctors, 500,000 hospitalizations and 110,000 deaths can be directly attributed annually to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Tiep (1997) reports that between 14 - 20 million individuals suffer from COPD and the number of new diagnoses is rising at alarming rates with an associated annual cost upwards of $40 billion. COPD is regarded as the fourth leading cause of death in the United States (Simmons & Simmons, 2004; Tiep, 1997)."

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