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Donald is a 60 year oldAllen is a 49-year-old man seeking evaluation for "a burning sensation in my chest," often after eating and worse at night. He has frequent feelings of bloating and occasional nausea. Allen consumes a diet high in fatty foods and caffeine. He drinks alcohol socially on weekends. PMH includes asthma, diabetes, and hypertension. His current medications include prn albuterol, metformin 1000 mg po BID, nifedipine ER 60 mg po daily. How would you improve his drug therapy plan? What changes would you make? What is your working diagnosis and what medication would you prescribe? What information would you provide to the patient at his visit? male presenting with dyspnea (shortness of breath), chronic productive cough, wheezing, and fatigue. He smokes 1 pack of cigarettes per day for the last 40 years. Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio < 0.70 confirms persistent airflow limitation. What treatment plan would you implement for this patient? What medication(s) would you prescribe? How would you monitor the effectiveness of this plan.