NURS 6501 Walden University Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case Study

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NURS 6501 Walden University Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case Study

Description

Group B

45-year-old woman presents with chief complaint of 3-day duration of shortness of breath, cough with thick green sputum production, and fevers. Patient has history of COPD with chronic cough but states the cough has gotten much worse and is interfering with her sleep. Sputum is thicker and harder for her to expectorate. CXR reveals flattened diaphragm and increased AP diameter. Auscultation demonstrates hyper resonance and coarse rales and rhonchi throughout all lung fields.

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ASSIGNMENT (1- TO 3-PAGE CASE STUDY ANALYSIS) WITH AT LEAST 5 REFERENCES
In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following

The cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the patient presenting these symptoms. NURS 6501 Walden University Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case Study
Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.
How these processes interact to affect the patient.
Reminder: The College of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page, introduction, summary, and references. The sample paper provided at the Walden Writing Center provides an example of those required elements (available at https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates). All papers submitted must use this formatting.

Remember this is an ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY course so you must address the content at the cellular level. This is a requirement in this course. NURS 6501 Walden University Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case Study