Journal Review

Journal Review Order Description PARA2001: Journal Review 2 Answer Template (cut and paste in" rel="nofollow">into a new document). 1. What is the key characteristic of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? What is the most common etiological cause of COPD, and how does it lead to the condition? (5 marks) 2. Explain" rel="nofollow">in what is meant by an exacerbation of COPD and identify what can cause an exacerbation and what co-morbidities can in" rel="nofollow">influence its severity. What impact can the exacerbation have on the patient’s presentation? (10 marks) 3. Describe the events occurrin" rel="nofollow">ing durin" rel="nofollow">ing an acute exacerbation of COPD that disrupt the normal ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) ratio in" rel="nofollow">in the lungs? (20 marks) 4. What are the beneficial effects of supplemental oxygen therapy in" rel="nofollow">in stable COPD? (5 marks) 5. Describe the problems/consequences that can be created by treatin" rel="nofollow">ing a patient havin" rel="nofollow">ing an acute exacerbation of COPD with high flow oxygen? (20 marks) 6. What are the key poin" rel="nofollow">ints to consider when applyin" rel="nofollow">ing titrated oxygen therapy to a patient havin" rel="nofollow">ing an acute exacerbation of COPD? (10 marks) 7. With reference to the current literature, analyse the COPD clin" rel="nofollow">inical practice guidelin" rel="nofollow">ine (CPG) from one Australian ambulance service and identify its strengths and weaknesses. (10 marks)