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Pre meeting questions . COPD – PBL 8. Clinical Features. Tests. Chest X-ray Spirometry : diagnosis of obstructive lung disease and for assessment of the severity of disease Serum chemistries: compensatory increase in serum bicarbonate concentration?

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  1. Pre meeting questions COPD – PBL 8

  2. Clinical Features

  3. Tests • Chest X-ray • Spirometry: diagnosis of obstructive lung disease and for assessment of the severity of disease • Serum chemistries: compensatory increase in serum bicarbonate concentration? • FBE: also hypoxemic? secondary polycythemia? • Drug screens: opiates, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines? • CT

  4. Treatment • Beta-agonists (short and long):act on the beta2-adrenergic receptor, causing smooth muscle relaxation, resulting in dilation of bronchial passages(eg, albuterol, salmeterol) • Anticholinergic agents: cause airway smooth muscles to relax by blocking stimulation from cholinergic nerves (ipratropium) • Corticosteroids: act to reduce inflammation in the airways, in theory reducing lung damage and airway narrowing caused by inflammation. Do not provide immediate relief of symptoms more for treating/preventing acute exacerbations of COPD (prednisone, fluticasone)

  5. Oxygen Therapy • COPD with an FEV1 of less than 1.5 L. • A Pao2 on air of less than 7.3 kPa (55 mmHg) with or without hypercapnia. Measurements should be taken on two occasions at least 3 weeks apart after appropriate bronchodilator therapy. • Oxygen is most commonly delivered to the patient via a nasal cannula or mask attached to the tubing. The nasal cannula is usually the delivery device of choice since it is well tolerated and doesn't interfere with the patient's ability to communicate, eat, or drink. • 88% - 92% sats achieved

  6. Chest physiotherapy • Nutrition: Underweight/overweight? • Cold Air: bronchospasmand increased breathlessness • Surgery: a) Bullectomy- surgical removal of a bulla, a large air-filled space that can squash the surrounding, more normal lung; b)Lung volume reduction surgery - parts of the lung that are particularly damaged by emphysema are removed; c) Lung transplantation is sometimes performed for severe COPD, particularly in younger individuals. • STOP SMOKING

  7. Positive Pressure ventilation • process of forcing air into the lungs of a patient, usually using a bag valve mask (BVM) or mechanical ventilator • Works by forcing air into the lungs and thereby increasing the pressure inside the airway relative to the outside • Endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube

  8. Non invasive ventilation • Administration of ventilatory support without using an invasive artificial airway (endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube) - best current technique uses tight-fitting facial masks to deliver bilevel positive airway pressure ventilatory support (BiPAP) • Similar reductions in diaphragm energy expenditure and improvements in arterial blood gas levels • Cheaper • Lower mortality rates • Lower complications • Lower length of ICU care • Lower nursing care COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2009, Vol. 6, No. 3, Pages 171-176 , DOI 10.1080/15412550902902646 Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) in the Clinical Management of Acute COPD in 233 UK Hospitals: Results from the RCP/BTS 2003 National COPD Audit

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