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Fighting for Breath with COPD - CE374-60
Fighting for Breath with COPD by Connie Goldsmith, RN, MPA and Kathryn Killeen, RN, MSN, APN
CE374-60 l 1.00 contact hrs

Price: $ 10.00
Free for Unlimited CE Subscribers

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CE OVERVIEW REVIEWS     
Objectives:
The goal of this program is to provide clinicians with information about the incidence, causes, and symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to —
  • Define COPD and identify its most common causes.
  • List three classes of medications to treat patients with COPD.
  • Discuss four areas in which education can benefit patients with COPD.

This course will be updated or discontinued on or before 11/10/2014

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