RT Book, Section
A1 Rochester, Carolyn L.
A1 Akgün, Kathleen M.
A1 Possick, Jennifer D.
A1 Kapo, Jennifer M.
A1 Lee, Patty J.
A2 Halter, Jeffrey B.
A2 Ouslander, Joseph G.
A2 Studenski, Stephanie
A2 High, Kevin P.
A2 Asthana, Sanjay
A2 Supiano, Mark A.
A2 Ritchie, Christine S.
A2 Schmader, Kenneth
SR Print(0)
ID 1190911509
T1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
T2 Hazzard's Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 8e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260464450
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190911509
RD 2024/04/19
AB Learning  ObjectivesIdentify  the  most  common  clinical  definitions  of  chronic  obstructive  pulmonary  disease  (COPD)  and  their  limitations  in  older  adults.Establish  goals  of  care  in  older  adults  with  COPD,  most  often  directed  at  relieving  symptoms,  improving  exercise  tolerance  and  health  status,  reducing  the  risk  of  disease  progression  and  exacerbations,  as  well  as  managing  comorbidities.Define  the  palliative  care  needs  of  older  adults  with  advanced  COPD,  including  symptom  management  and  potential  indications  for  referral  to  hospice.