Patient treatment scenario
Mrs Leanne Patient is a 65 year old female who weighs 74kg and was admitted to hospital complaining of chest pain on a background of COPD and diabetes.
She is diagnosed with a COPD exacerbation and pulmonary embolism (PE). She is admitted to a thoracic medical ward and is treated with antibiotics, steroids, inhaled bronchodilators and is anticoagulated.
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