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General Practice Student Assistantship Case Report
Case report for medical students. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), osteoporosis, diverticular disease and coronary heart disease. Over the years she has suffered from multiple fractures, diverticulitis as well as a myocardial infarction in 2001. In this case report I will focus on her most debilitating condition, COPD.
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Table of contents
Introduction
History
Examination
Integrated clinical material
Management plan
Management priorities
Ethical issues
Impression
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General Practice Student Assistantship Case Report Introduction BE is a 75 year old lady who suffers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), osteoporosis, diverticular disease and coronary heart disease. Over the years she has suffered from multiple fractures, diverticulitis as well as a myocardial infarction in 2001. In this case report I will focus on her most debilitating condition, COPD. History BE is an ex-smoker, having smoked 20-40 cigarettes per day for approximately 20 years. Her respiratory problems began in 1990. She said she found it ...

... effectively, and she agrees that by better understanding the aetiology and pathogenesis, she has been able to reduce the number and severity of its exacerbations. The need for a multidisciplinary approach has been high-lighted as BE felt that the input of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, respiratory physicians and community nurses have all enabled her to build more complete picture of her condition, and hence manage it more effectively.
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