Case Launch (M1)

Question 1

No LO’s

Answer 1

No LO’s

Question 2

Anne with COPD

Answer 2

1. Had TB Meningitis as a child
2. Lived near factory
3. Smoked as teenager
4. Got severe paralateral phunemia
5. Short of breath on excercise
6. Tired
7. If infection, ill for weeks
8. Has rescue pack with anti-biotics, steriods, nebuliser and oxygen
9. Takes oxygen all the time
10. Cough, lose control of bladder. Need excercise.
11. Can’t go on holiday, jog in park or cycle. Feel like miss out. Likes gardens with frequent rest breaks. Doesn’t want to miss out.
12. No pollution trigger, but no perfume and hairspray.

Question 3

Symptoms of COPD

Answer 3

1. Coughing up mucas for three months of the year
2. Haemoptysis: coughing up clood
3. Breathlessness on exertion.
4. If go to GP, get chest x-ray done, do blowing test to measure lung function. Get prescribed inhaler, and emergency supply for anti-biotics.
5. Main cause cigarette smoking, chemical exposure and pollution.
6. Two key actions: stop smoking and get medication.

Question 4

Define COPD

Answer 4

Coughing up mucas for three months of the year. An umbrella term for a range of respiratory pathology including the terms chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and chronic asthma. COPD is mainly diagnosed and managed in the community by GPs, practice nurses and community respiratory teams.