Explain the pathophysiology behind the signs and symptoms of COPD

Mr. Les Brown has been diagnosed with COPD 10 years ago. He has been increasingly shortness of breath doing activities of daily living, needing to rest more frequently and feels he is coughing more often.

Explain the pathophysiology behind the signs and symptoms of COPD
What relationship do you see with Mr. Brown’s vital signs 26 RR, 91% oxygen saturation, temp: 37.8, HR: 93 BP: 150/70
Describe the goals of care for Mr Brown. Make sure to use the COPD gold standards of care( https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/WMS-GOLD-2018-Feb-Final-to-print-v2.pdf Links to an external site.) for your plan.
How would you follow up on your proposed plan of care?

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