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Nursing Care Plan Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. Air flow limitation is usually progressive and associated with an inflammatory response in the lungs stimulated by irritants. Common cause of COPD is cigarette smoking, air pollution, allergens and infections that may also act as irritants.

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7 Responses to “Nursing Care Plan Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)”
  1. lablab says:
    March 10, 2009 at 10:09 pm

    NCP for Myorcardial Infarction please. =D

    Reply
  2. mumu says:
    February 7, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    hey guys! need to have NCP for CVA…plsss..thanx

    Reply
  3. mark joey says:
    June 2, 2008 at 9:37 am

    need to have an NCP for appendicitis and dengue fever

    Reply

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