Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 601 week 2 case study part 2
COPD Pertinent positives: The patient was a former smoker with a 20 pack -year history (Dunphy, et. al., 2019). The patient has complained of a chronic intermittent cough for 6-month duration which is worse in the morning and productive with white-yellowish phlegm (Dunphy, et. al., 2019). The patient also complains of shortness of breath with activity and is relieved by rest (Dunphy, et. al., 2019). On exam there are faint forced expiratory wheezes in bilateral bases on auscultation and the patient oxygen saturation is 94% on room air (Dunphy, et. al., 2019). The FVC predicted is 67%, and FEV1 (L) predicted 46%.from spirometry reading (Dunphy, et. al., 2019). Pertinent negatives: barrel chest, weakness, loss of appetite, nausea, coarse lung crackles, dizziness, lower extremity edema, neck vein distention, nail clubbing, normal chest x-ray, and use of accessory muscles (Dunphy, et. al., 2019). Identify the corresponding ICD-10 code.
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