Monday, December 12, 2011

COPD Project


Post your Team's project Title, Issue, and Action Plan. 
COPD
Finding/designing a medical device or treatment to help with COPD 
We broke up tasks for each member to find information and then meet with Dr. Ruth the first week of November to go over the information found.
Shoshana:
·         Pathogenesis of COPD
Mitch:
·         Reversibility or ways to slow the progression of COPD
·         When is O2 needed
Kallie:
·         Primary causes of COPD
·         Impact on patients quality of life
·         Common patient complaints related to COPD
Whitney:
·          What helps with the disease (treatments, drugs)
·         What exacerbates the disease
Kevin K:
·         Pathophysiology of COPD
Kevin O:
·         What happens to the lungs and surrounding organs
·         What is happening to the Alveoli on an anationical  and cellular level
Matt:
·         What part of the lungs are affected and how does this differ in different patients
Jennifer:
·         Incidence and Prevalence
·         What organ systems are involved
Danielle:
·         What is happing to the bronchi on an anationical and cellular level
·         What part of the disease makes the patients feel ill

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