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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized... Wikipedia

• Symptoms:  Shortness of breath, chronic cough Sputum production
• Complications:  Anxiety, depression, pulmonary heart disease, pneumothorax
• Usual onset:  Over 35 years old
• Duration:  Long term
• Causes:  Tobacco smoking, air pollution, genetics
• Diagnostic method:  Spirometry
• Differential diagnosis:  Asthma, congestive heart failure, bronchiectasis, tuberculosis, obliterative bronchiolitis, diffuse panbronchiolitis
• Prevention:  Stopping smoking, improving indoor and outdoor air quality, tobacco control measures
• Treatment:  Pulmonary rehabilitation, long-term oxygen therapy, lung volume reduction
• Medication:  Inhaled bronchodilators and steroids
• Data Source:  DuckDuckGo