Week 6 Case Study: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Week 6 Case Study: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Week 6 Case Study: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook
  • Weekly Concepts
  • Minimum of 1 scholarly source

Scenario/Summary

Hector loved visiting and playing with his grandson, David. Today was David’s birthday and the whole family was at the park to celebrate. They had tons of food and lots of games to enjoy. At one point, they had a three-legged race and David asked his grandfather, Hector, to be his partner. They gave it everything they had and crossed the finish line ahead of everyone else for the win. Week 6 Case Study: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Afterward, Hector started wheezing and had trouble catching his breath. He also had a tightness around his chest. Fearing that Hector may be having heart troubles, the family rushed him to the local emergency room. Hector reported to the doctor that he had been having a chronic cough that he couldn’t get rid of and had to clear his throat of mucus every morning.

Respiratory function tests indicated that Hector had Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as a result of chronic bronchitis. The ER physician sent him home with some medication and advised hector to assume the tripod position to aid in his breathing when he was experiencing shortness of breath. Week 6 Case Study: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Deliverables

Answer the following questions and save your responses in a Microsoft Word document. Provide a scholarly resource to support your answers.

  1. How is ventilation different from respiration?
  2. Ventilation is dependent upon a pressure gradient. Describe how this pressure gradient works.
  3. What muscles are involved in ventilation?
  4. What is COPD and how does it affect ventilation?
  5. How does the tripod position help breathing in COPD patients?

Submit your case study document.

Required Software

Microsoft Office: Word

Grading

This activity will be graded based on the Case Study grading rubric. You can view the rubric below.

Course Outcomes (CO): 5

Week 6 Case Study: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease