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D.Q. is a 57-year-old male who worked in a water treatment plant for many years. He also smoked heavily for approximately 30 years. He has been diagnosed with COPD. During an extremely hot summer, he arrived at the emergency department in severe exacerbation of the COPD. The patient's heart rate is 123, blood pressure is 163/90, respiratory rate is 34, oxygen saturation is 86% on 2 L NC, and temperature is 37.5 Celsius.

Answer the following:

List two medications you expect the physician to order and why, explain the intended response, side effects to assess for, and what affect you anticipate these drugs will have on the patients vital signs.

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What is COPD? what is used to treat an acute exacerbation?

http://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0815/p603.html

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Well, what did you find out in your med/surg book when you looked up COPD exacerbation? In your pharmacology text on COPD meds, effects, and side effects? See, part of your education is learning how to find the information you need, and "ask on an anonymous online message board" is not an acceptable primary source. :)

Now, when you look that stuff up and have questions about it because some is confusing or unclear to you, then tell us what that is and why, and we can help you think it through. But as for answering your homework questions for you, we don't do that.

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What is COPD? what is used to treat an acute exacerbation?

COPD: Management of Acute Exacerbations and Chronic Stable Disease - American Family Physician

I just pinned that website. Thanks! :)

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