<aside> 🚨 These notes were written based on last year’s teaching; as such, we cannot guarantee that they are accurate/representative of the information you will be tested on. Please refer to your pre-reading, in-session work, and post-reading to prepare thoroughly for the exam.

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Pre-reading

Patient Case (from video)

NHS COPD Webpage

<aside> ✅ COPD is a combination of chronic bronchitis (long-term airway inflammation) + emphysema (alveolar damage). It commonly affects middle-age/older adults with a history of smoking. It can often go undetected.

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Symptoms of COPD:

Causes of COPD:

Diagnosing COPD:

Treatment for COPD:

Living with COPD:

In-session Learning:

How can COPD exacerbations increase mortality risk?

COPD-related comorbidities

Interpreting Mr Craven’s Chest X-Ray

Arterial Blood Gas + Respiratory Failure

Treatment for Mr Craven (for acute infective exacerbations of COPD)