Instructions below: The patient was diagnosed with
COPD
1. Which diagnostic tests did you select for this client? Answers below
2.
complete blood count (CBC)
, B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), D-Dimer, Troponin I, troponin T, arterial blood gas (ABG), 12 lead EKG, Chest xray (PA and lateral view), CT of the chest,
Pulmonary Function Test (PFT)
, echocardiogram
3. Using the estimated national average cost for each diagnostic test from a website such as
calculate the total cost for diagnostic testing for this client if he was uninsured.
How might this information change your decision to order diagnostic tests for the client?
a. Data indicate that clients with chronic lung disease and low income have increased utilization of acute care services (Melillo, 2021).
What questions should the primary provider ask when providing education to clients with these diagnoses to ensure they have the resources they need to follow up with appropriate care?
4. Include the following components:
a. write 250-300 words in a Microsoft Word document
b. demonstrate clinical judgment appropriate to the virtual patient scenario
c. cite at least one relevant APA scholarly source with link to the website
d. communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation
The virtual patient was about a 66-year-old obese male that presented with difficulty breathing for the past 10 years and reports worsening symptoms in the last 5 years. He reports gaining 40 pounds since retiring a few years ago. He has a productive cough with white sputum, has a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, and a 40-year history of smoking. He has a runny nose and reports new onsets of wheezing at night. He has positive 2+ bilateral edema of the feet and ankles, expiratory wheezing, and course crackles in the lung bases,
