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Knowsley Community Respiratory Service -
Patient Case Study
65-year-old male - medical history of COPD and hypertension
- Contacted the Rapid Response Service complaining of a 3-day history of acute respiratory symptoms
- Denied breathlessness, complained of increased chesty cough, expectorating some watery yellow sputum
- No chest or pleuritic pain, no haemoptysis, no peripheral oedema, NEWS early warning score = 0 - a low risk patient.
- Chest examination scattered crackles to bilateral lower zones
Also complaining of congested nose and throat, query if this was a viral illness
- LumiraDx CRP Test performed - 124mg/L so patient provided 5-day course of amoxicillin
- Follow up visit - patient has not felt improvement and sputum now dark green
- LumiraDx CRP Test performed - 160mg/L - change in antibiotic therapy and provided 5-day course of doxycycline
- Further home visit 2 days after commencing doxycycline. LumiraDx CRP Test performed - 45mg/L and overall improvement
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