Assessment of Severity
Step 1 of the All-Wales Acute Exacerbation of COPD Guideline focuses on the Assessment of a patient experiencing an acute flare-up of their COPD symptoms Included in this Step is a symptom checklist, severity checklist, and physiological measurements that will help to determine the severity of the exacerbation.
Check out this Tutorial from Dr Simon Barry who explores this further.
Step 1 of the All-Wales Acute Exacerbation of COPD Guideline focuses on the Assessment of a patient experiencing an acute flare-up of their COPD symptoms Included in this Step is a symptom checklist, severity checklist, and physiological measurements that will help to determine the severity of the exacerbation.
Check out this Tutorial from Dr Simon Barry who explores this further.
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The All-Wales Acute Exacerbation of COPD Pathway is the first national guideline to include C-Reactive Protein (CRP) point of care testing to guide antibiotic prescribing. The aim of this guideline is to reduce overall antibiotic prescribing for patients presenting to primary care with a COPD exacerbation.