In uncomfortable patient(SOB) scenario: what is the importance of asking(Do you smoke) in offering oxygen ? If pt said yes(chronic smoker) Do u assume it is COPD risk and downgrade oxygen ?
Screening for undiagnosed COPD. If +ve then can ask further questions like those found in the COPD Diagnostic Questionnaire (CDQ) which is used to identify high-risk patients for spirometry: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373382/table/tbl1/?report=objectonly
For the time being, the short answer is… No This topic is discussed in my PLAB 2 For Beginners Quiz, which can be found here: mlacases.com/courses/smart-revision-notes/lectures/49710929 Hashim from MLACases
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In uncomfortable patient(SOB) scenario: what is the importance of asking(Do you smoke) in offering oxygen ?
If pt said yes(chronic smoker) Do u assume it is COPD risk and downgrade oxygen ?
Screening for undiagnosed COPD.
If +ve then can ask further questions like those found in the COPD Diagnostic Questionnaire (CDQ) which is used to identify high-risk patients for spirometry:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373382/table/tbl1/?report=objectonly
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For the time being, the short answer is… No
This topic is discussed in my PLAB 2 For Beginners Quiz, which can be found here:
mlacases.com/courses/smart-revision-notes/lectures/49710929
Hashim from MLACases