Acute Exacerbation in Copd

An elderly woman, Mrs. Jones, has contracted severely. She needs to take a break twice to pass through the room, but refuses to use the wheelchair. She is very cautious and very focused, but I can not speak with complete sentences. Her skin is pale and dry. Her vital signs are as follows: body temperature 97.3 ° F, pulse 83, breathing 27, blood pressure 142/86, and O 2 saturation in room air is 84%. The auscultation of the lung showed that the lungs snore snoring and exhaled.

Introduction: COPD exacerbations can be defined as events in the natural history of diseases characterized by changes in baseline respiratory distress, cough and / or sputum of patients who exceed normal daily changes and can be used for obstructive pulmonary disease According to GOLD, patients with COPD may need to change their medicine The deterioration of COPD itself is weakened The harm they give to the body of a patient is a physical disorder It may even lead to death Precautions may eventually help the patient avoid COPD worsening

Introduction Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive refractory lung disease characterized by airflow obstruction caused by chronic inflammation 1. By CODD it is the third largest cause of death worldwide It is estimated. .2 Patients with advanced COPD need to relieve symptoms during long-term diseases such as dyspnea and anxiety. End-of-life care (EOLC) focuses on the final stage of the disease and is defined as care that provides support and palliative care needs.

Chronic respiratory diseases, mainly acute exacerbation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are evaluated as emergencies and are treated with oxygen, bronchodilators, steroids or theophylline with acute chest X-rays and arterial blood gases, reinforced Be careful when called for. For severe COPD aggravation, noninvasive ventilation of ED reduces the need for endotracheal intubation. The emergency department needs a different way and a different way from most other hospital departments. Patients often fall into an unstable state and must receive treatment immediately. They are unconscious and may not be able to provide information such as medical history, allergy, blood type etc. ED employees receive training to work quickly and efficiently with minimal information