hay does anyone know what Chronic pulmonary disease is?
March 19th, 2010 | by admin |i need to know what it is for my health and social care coursework
thanks x
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is emphysema, chronic bronchitis or a combination of both. It can be managed but there is no cure. It is often but not always a result of smoking. It’s the 4th leading cause of death in the US.
More info here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/copd/DS00916
3 Responses to “hay does anyone know what Chronic pulmonary disease is?”
By FallenShort on Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
It is a disease in which it makes it hard to breath.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease
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By Brian on Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
it is a desease of the heart valvles in which they get pluged with a flem like subtance and dont allow enough blood to be pumped to your heart, untreated it is fatal
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By ExeneC on Mar 19, 2010 | Reply
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is emphysema, chronic bronchitis or a combination of both. It can be managed but there is no cure. It is often but not always a result of smoking. It’s the 4th leading cause of death in the US.
More info here: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/copd/DS00916
References :