Point of Care CRP Testing
Step 3 and 4 of the All-Wales Acute Exacerbation of COPD Guideline focuses on the categorisation of a patient with increased sputum purulence according to point of care CRP test; not to prescribe antibiotics (<20), consider prescribing antibiotics (20-40), and prescribe antibiotics (>40).
Point of Care CRP Testing
Step 3 and 4 of the All-Wales Acute Exacerbation of COPD Guideline focuses on the categorisation of a patient with increased sputum purulence according to point of care CRP test; not to prescribe antibiotics (<20), consider prescribing antibiotics (20-40), and prescribe antibiotics (>40).
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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.