D.B. is a 63- year old electrician who comes to emergency department complaining of shortness of...
D.B. is a 63- year old electrician who comes to emergency department complaining of shortness of breath , morning cough, and swelling in his extremities.
what is a likely medical diagnosis for D.B
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ANSWER.
* D.B complaining about symptoms like shortness of breath,morning cough
and swelling in his extremities.
* So the likely medical diagnosis of D.B is COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).
* COPD is a chronic lung disease result in hypersecretion mucus,narrowing of airways
and changes in pulmonary vasculture which leads to above mentioned symptoms.
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