Article Title

My First Patient - Before I was a Doctor

Authors

Lea Alfi, New York Medical College

Abstract

A 58-year-old Caucasian male is admitted for shortness of breath of one week's duration. He has a 40 pack-year smoking history and was diagnosed with COPD one year you manage his care? Though evidence highlights the rising prevalence of such a clinical presentation, this case brings to light the difficulty in treating one of our most common diagnoses.

Recommended Citation

Alfi, L. (2009). My First Patient - Before I was a Doctor. Quill & Scope, 2 (1). Retrieved from https://touroscholar.touro.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=quill_and_scope