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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) refers to a group of lung diseases that
block airflow and make breathing difficult.
is a long-term lung disease that refers to both
chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
also known as chronic obstructive lung
disease (COLD), and chronic obstructive
airway disease (COAD),
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A FVC<75-80% of predicted suggests
restrictive disease. An FEV1% <70% suggests
obstructive disease.
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Although COPD remains more common in
men, recent data suggest that more women die
of COPD than men.
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The FEV1% has been shown to be less
predictable of prognosis in COPD patients.
New scoring systems for symptoms include the
COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score and a
modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea
Scale (mMRC) score <2 and 0-1 exacerbations
in the previous year.
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The combination of bupropion and nicotine
replacement has clearly been demonstrated to
have better outcomes for smoking cessation
than either alone.