التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Prescribing for stable COPD. |
| المؤلفون: |
Sains, Katherine |
| المصدر: |
Practice Nurse. 11/4/2011, Vol. 41 Issue 18, p30-36. 4p. |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
*OBSTRUCTIVE lung disease diagnosis, *ADRENERGIC beta agonists, *ADRENOCORTICAL hormones, *AEROSOL therapy, *AEROSOLS, *BRONCHODILATOR agents, *DRUG monitoring, *DYSPNEA, *EXPECTORANTS, *OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases, *MEDICAL office nursing, *RESPIRATORY disease nursing, *RESPIRATORY therapy equipment, *THEOPHYLLINE, *WORLD Wide Web, *INFORMATION resources, *VITAL capacity (Respiration), *SEVERITY of illness index, *DISEASE exacerbation, *MUSCARINIC antagonists, *PHOSPHODIESTERASE inhibitors, *AMINOPHYLLINE (Drug), *SYMPTOMS |
| مستخلص: |
The article offers information on the guidelines released by the Great Britain National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for prescribing for patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It states that an initial diagnostic evaluation need to be performed such as post-bronchodilator spirometry, chest x-ray and full blood count. It also mentions issues related to prescribing inhaled therapy. |
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