COPD

Question 1

Stages of exacerbation of COPD

Answer 1

Mild - Controllable with increased usual medications
Moderate - Requires systemic corticosteroids and/or antibiotics
Severe - Requires hospitalisation

Question 2

What is a rescue pack?

Answer 2

Supply of steroids to be started if increased shortness of breath affecting activities of daily living (ADLs)
Antibiotics if they have more or discoloured sputum

Question 3

What is RSV

Answer 3

Respiratory syncytial virus

Question 4

When is hospitalisation considered in severe COPD?

Answer 4

Severe breathlessness, rapid onset of symptoms, acute confusion, cyanosis, worsening peripheral oedema, or impaired consciousness
The person is unable to cope or lives alone
reduction in activities of daily living, is confined to bed, or is on long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT)
Significant comorbidity
Low oxygen saturation (less than 90%) on pulse oximetry

Question 5

What is the step up in COPD treatment from a SABA?

Answer 5

LABA and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)