Broward Community College Mr Carp COPD And Respiratory Infection Case Study

Mr. Carp is a 54-year-old diagnosed with COPD who is admitted with his third exacerbation of dyspnea and a respiratory infection this year. His family is very concerned and does not understand what is causing his dyspnea and recurrent infections.

a. What would you tell them?

Cases should include the following

a. Pathophysiology and pharmacology of the disease

b. Expected signs and symptoms of the disease.

c. Nursing Diagnosis with a plan of care.

d. All questions pertaining to the case as listed under each case.

1. Your comments should be substantiated and substantive. Postings require two citations from 1 scholarly journal and 1 from the course textbook.

Students are required to use APA format, proper citations, and references.

This is the book info

Huether, S., & McCance, K. (2012) Understanding Pathophysiology (6th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier

Lilley, L., Rainforth Collins, S., & Snyder, J. (2019). Pharmacology and the Nursing Process (9th ed). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier

ISBN: 9780323529495