Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is Asthma, Chronic Bronchititis, and Emphysema, all of thise diseases cause obstruction of the airways, Asthma is a disease of inflamation (which causes swelling) and constriction, which narrows the airways, That's why two medications are needed, one an anti-inflamatory, and a broncho-dilator. Emphysema is a disease in which the small airways become damaged and distroyed, becoming like tissue paper, colapsing and obstructing the airway. Chronic Bronchititis is a disease which large amounts of thick secretions are produced which obstruct the airways. Many times a patient with one of these diseases also has some of the others. This is true less often with Asthma, especially if the patient has never been a smoker.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD),chronic airflow limitation (CAL) and chronic obstructive respiratory disease (CORD).
COPD is an acronym for the disease called Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a lung disease that, unfortunately, at the moment, has no cure.
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If you start to notice constant coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing, it may be chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This cough is likely to not be a dry cough.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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ICD-9 diagnosis code is 496
There is an overload in mid zones of lung because of the presence of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary emphysema and it may be treated by antibiotics.
It's a garbage-pail lung disease term meaning "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease".(COPD)-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Most COPD patients have both. • In Chronic Bronchitis, airflow may be limited by narrowed airways that get tight, swollen, and filled with mucus. These changes limit airflow into and out of the lungs. • In Emphysema, the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs are damaged. Like old balloons, they get overstretched. They break down. Old air gets trapped in the air sacs. So there's no room for new air to get in.Its Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease also known as Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.