COPD Education
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- Good morning Mr. Jones. What brings you in today?
- I need to get my CDL physical form completed. It also seems like my asthma is getting worse.
- Tell me more about your symptoms.
- The last 3 months, I have had to use my inhaler more often.
- Uh-huh...
- I have also been coughing up a lot of phlegm.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- Is it worse in the morning when you wake up?
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- Yes, it is.
- I see...
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- Let me listen to your heart and lungs.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- Take some deep breaths.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- Your heart sounds good, but I heard some wheezing in your lungs.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- I would like for you to go for some other tests.
- What kinds of other tests?
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- A chest x-ray and spirometry are tests that will help to determine how your lungs are working.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- I will schedule an appointment for you at Breathe Easy Pulmonology.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- I sure hope they can help me to feel better.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- Would you be able to go over to the pulmonologist this afternoon?
- Yes, I can.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- Great.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- Come back here after your tests, and I will go over the results with you.
- I have also been coughing up a lot more phlegm.
- Okay.
- LATER THAT AFTERNOON...
- Hello Mr. Jones. I am Dr. Breathe Right. I am going to explain the tests you will be taking today.
- A chest x-ray will help us to determine how your lungs look. It will also give us a baseline for comparison later on.
- We will perform a test called an ABG to assess the levels of pH, carbon dioxide,oxygen, and bicarbonate in your blood
- Spirometry will assess how your lungs function by recording the amount of air that moves into and out of your lungs.
- After we perform the tests, you will return to your doctor to go over the results.
- Okay. That sounds good.
- Back at the doctor's office...
- Hello Mr. Jones. Thank you for coming back. I am going to go over your test results and make some recommendations.
- The chest x-ray appeared normal.
- That's good, right?
- Yes, it is. The blood test shows a slight increase of carbon dioxide in your blood and the pH is slightly decreased.
- Also, the lung function test showed a mild decrease of your lung function. Based on these findings, your diagnosis is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- What does that mean?
- I have a video that will explain (COPD), afterwards I will answer any questions you have
- Okay.
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