Describe COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention strategies suggested in the COPD guidelines. Explain how to implement these strategies in a clinical setting.

Write a 3 page paper that addresses the following

1) Describe COPD diagnosis, management, and prevention strategies suggested in the COPD guidelines. Explain how to implement these strategies in a clinical setting.

2) Explain your diagnosis for the patient in the case study you selected. Compare the patient’s pulmonary function test results to the COPD guidelines when making your diagnosis.
CASE STUDY # 2

3) Describe treatment and management options based on the patient’s diagnosis.

REFERENCES THAT YOU MUST USE PLUS 2 OTHERS:

1) American Academy of Family Physicians. (2011). COPD Case Study. Retrieved from: http://www.aafp.org/…/COPD.html.

2) Buttaro, T.M., Trybulski, J., Polgar Bariley, P., & Sandbery-Cook. J. (2013). Primary care: A collaborative practice (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

3) Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) (2011). At-a-glance outpatient management reference for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Retrieved from: http://www.goldcopd.org.