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.
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.
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The All Wales Primary Care Management of Acute COPD Exacerbation Guideline
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.
