Imagine you are examining a 65-year-old man who smokes 40 packs of cigarettes in a year. He complains of shortness of breath. Spirometry finds he has severe obstructive nonreversible lung disease.

 

Pick one of the following:

  • COPD
  • Asthma
  • Pneumonia

 

Respond to the following 

  • Review the GOLD Guidelines. What are the criteria for diagnosing a patient with COPD?
  • Review the GINA Guidelines. What are the criteria needed to classify a patient with asthma?
  • cite your sources