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Breath Easy: Navigating Asthma and COPD Exacerbations

Taming the SRU

COPD is characterized by episodes of exacerbations, which require prompt recognition and management due to their potential to escalate rapidly and cause significant morbidity and mortality. Epidemiology Globally, more than 300 million people are affected by COPD, marking it as the third leading cause of death worldwide.

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Chest pain followed by 6 days of increasing dyspnea -- what happened?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Magnus Nossen, edits by Smith The patient in today's case is an 85-year-old male with a history of COPD and dementia. He presented to the emergency department for evaluation. Lets us consider two different clinical presentations. How will you manage this patient in each scenario? References: [1] Lador, A. Hammill, S.

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