week 8 - preventing deterioration of COPD

Question 1

what are the elements that help to prevent deterioration in COPD paitents?

Answer 1

smoking cesation - most important
prevent exacerbations
vaccinations and risks associated with pnumoccocal or flue - get vaxxed
long term o2 therapy has survival benifits for COPD paitents

Question 2

what are the annual reveiw goals to check?

Answer 2

smoking
physical activity
acessess to coping stratergies
FEV1 performance
med adherence
reveir inhaled bronchdilator therpy

Question 3

how do we develop a care plan for COPD patients?

Answer 3

cood chronic disease managment that anticipates needs
clinical support teams to enhance quality of life and reduced disability
paitent benifits from slef manamget
pt benifit from community/group services

Question 4

what are the treatable pulmnary traits?

Answer 4

airflow limitation, airwy inflamation, systemic alergic response, frequent chest infections, mucus hpersecretion, dysponeea, oxygen desaturation

Question 5

what are the treatable extrapulmonaray factors?

Answer 5

dysfunctional breathing
anemia,
systemic infalmation
obessity
depression/anxiety
vocal chord dysfunction

Question 6

what are the treatable behaviours/risk factors?

Answer 6

absence of action plan
exercise intolerence
bondensity
smoking
inhaler device polypharm
inhalor non complience
phyysical inactivity/sedentary

Question 7

what team is utalised to care for a COPD paitent?

Answer 7

practice nurce, gp, pharmacist, excersise physiologist, resp educator, phsycologist/physciatris, social worker, dieticien, nutricionist, OT, speech pathologist

Answer 8

team care arrangments
copd managment plan
subserdised session with allied health professionals - not through medcare

Question 9

what effects a personas ability to self manage their COPD?

Answer 9

health literacy, complience, potential risks