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1. Scenario 4: 45-year-old woman presents with chief complaint of 3-day
Scenario 4: 45-year-old woman presents with chief complaint of 3-day duration of
shortness of breath, cough with thick green sputum production, and fevers. Patient has
history of COPD with chronic cough but states the cough has gotten much worse and is
interfering with her sleep. Sputum is thicker and harder for her to expectorate. CXR reveals
flattened diaphragm and increased AP diameter. Auscultation demonstrates hyper
resonance and coarse rales and rhonchi throughout all lung fields.In your Case Study
Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the followingThe cardiovascular and
cardiopulmonary pathophysiologic processes that result in the patient presenting these
symptoms.Any racial/ethnic variables that may impact physiological functioning.How these
processes interact to affect the patient.