Internal Medicine Report: Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD
August 10th, 2009 | by admin |
The American College of Physicians released a new clinical practice guideline on diagnosing and treating stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a slowly progressive lung disease involving the airways and lung tissue, resulting in a gradual loss of lung function, typically as a result of smoking. COPD affects more than 5 percent of the adult population in the United States and is the fourth leading cause of death and twelfth leading cause of illness. The symptoms of COPD range from chronic cough and wheezing to more severe symptoms such as shortness of breath and significant activity limitation. The term COPD includes both emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Physicians often use the broader term COPD, since affected patients frequently have components of both conditions.
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2 Responses to “Internal Medicine Report: Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD”
By toptierproduction on Aug 10, 2009 | Reply
My dad has it.
My dad has it.
By loitalove on Aug 10, 2009 | Reply
my sister has copd
my sister has copd