A case study
Miranda Pierce, age, 55, tell her NP that for the part tree years, shortness of breath and increased sputum production have caused her to cough up about two teaspoons of clear phlegm each morning. (This patient is a composite of case we’ve encountered in our clinical practice.) An investment banker for 30 years, she says she been relatively active most of her life is now easily fatigued and breathless when walking one or two blocks. She lives in a two-story home and become short of breath when climbing even one flight of stairs. She has never been hospitalized or treated in an ED for respiratory problems, but several times a week she uses an albuterol inhaler to relieve episodic wheezing. She has smoked since the age of 15 and currently smokes one pack of cigarettes per day; until about three years ago, she smoked two pack per day. She says she has no other significant medical history.
A case studyMiranda Pierce, age, 55, tell her NP that for the part tree years, shortness of breath and increased sputum production have caused her to cough up about two teaspoons of clear phlegm each morning. (This patient is a composite of case we’ve encountered in our clinical practice.) An investment banker for 30 years, she says she been relatively active most of her life is now easily fatigued and breathless when walking one or two blocks. She lives in a two-story home and become short of breath when climbing even one flight of stairs. She has never been hospitalized or treated in an ED for respiratory problems, but several times a week she uses an albuterol inhaler to relieve episodic wheezing. She has smoked since the age of 15 and currently smokes one pack of cigarettes per day; until about three years ago, she smoked two pack per day. She says she has no other significant medical history.
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