COPD Case Study Essay

Mr. R.C. African American male, 67 years old. According to the patient’s medical record. He doesn’t have no children, he lived alone at home before started his ill. Mr. R.C. was friendly and cooperated to the care I gave. He has a kind heart and very patience person. He also served our country as now he is a veteran. He has no known of allergy reaction, but he doesn’t like to drink milk. He get up and sit in the wheelchair daily for 30 minutes. Mr. R.C. was admitted to the hospital with many complications since 02/23/2012 for long-term care with diagnoses of obesity, unspecified, hyperlipidemia unspecified, ventral hernia without obstruction or gangrene edema, unspecified, types 2 diabetes mellitus without complication, otitis media, unspecified on
However, according from my knowledge and the lecture I had learned. The risk factors for COPD are from smoking, air pollution, working in the industrial, which is deal with chemicals or ducts, and most common in people age of 40 years old who have a history of smoking. By talking to him and looking through his medical history there no past smoking history, but he drink occasionally when he was young. By auscultated the lungs sound of the patient, there no wheezing, nor
Physician had prescribed him symbicort 80/4.5 mcg/act inhalation aerosol, and ipratropium/albuterol 0.5-2.5mg/3ml inhalation solution. This 2 inhaler helped improve lungs function. Symbicort help ease constriction and control inflammation in the airway. By taken this medicine patient had improved his breathe within 5 minutes. Combivent is bronchodilator, which is combination of ipratropium bromide/albuterol tohelp control lung disease and most commonly treat for COPD. Mr. R.C. was alerted oriented, and responsive to the questions I