PBL COPD

Question 1

Presenting complaint for COPD?

Airways (3)

Cor pulmonale (4)

Blood? (2)

Answer 1

Airways:

• Progressive SOBOE (narrowing of airways)
• Cough
• Sputum (white –> green)

Cor pulmonale:

• Orthopnoea
• JVP praised
• Intermittent wheeze
• Hepatomegaly

Blood:

• Plethoric
• Central cyanosis