Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 1

What is chronic obstructive disease?

Answer 1

Non-reversible long term deterioration in air flow through the lungs caused by damage to lung tissue.

Question 2

What is presentation of copd?

Answer 2

Chronic shortness of breath

Cough

Sputum production

Wheeze

Recurrent respiratory infection

Question 3

how to diagnose copd?

Answer 3

Clinical presentations + spirometry

Severity is graded by FEV1

Chest X-RAY

Full blood count

Question 4

Long term managment of COPD?

Answer 4

Patients should have pneumococcal and annual flue vaccines

Short term bronchodilators (beta2 antagonist)

Question 5

What results will show copd?

Answer 5

If someones FEV1/FEVc < 70% it means they have COPD

Also there total lung capacity will be high.