Clinical features of COPD 4

Question 1

How is emphysema and chronic bronchitis diagnosed?

Answer 1

Emphysema is a pathological diagnosis

Chronic bronchitis is a clinical diagnosis

Question 2

What is the MRC dyspnoea scale?

Answer 2

Scale that measures respiratory disability

Question 3

What does the MRC dyspnoea scale range from?

Answer 3

1(least severe) to 5 (most severe)

Question 4

What is used to measure respiratory disability?

Answer 4

MRC dyspnoea scale

Question 5

What does stage 1 on the MRC dyspnoea scale mean?

Answer 5

Not troubled by breathlessness except during straneous exercise

Question 6

What does stage 2 on the MRC dyspnoea scale mean?

Answer 6

Short of breath when hurrying or walking up a slight hill

Question 7

What does stage 3 on the MRC dyspnoea scale mean?

Answer 7

Walks slower than age mates on the level because of breathlessness, or has to stop for breath when walking at own pace.

Question 8

What does stage 4 on the MRC dyspnoea scale mean?

Answer 8

Stops for breath after walking about 100m or after a few minutes on the level

Question 9

What does stage 5 on the MRC dyspnoea scale mean?

Answer 9

Too breathless to leave the house, or breathless when dressing or undressing

Question 10

What is the MRC dyspnoea scale used for?

Answer 10

COPD and other chronic conditions

Question 11

What is seen in end of stage COPD?

Answer 11

Terminal illness

Unpredictable decline

Acute decline also possible palliation of symptoms

Question 12

What respiratory diseases kill the most people each year?

Answer 12

Lung cancer

COPD

Pneumonia

Question 13

What number of cause of emergency admissions is COPD?

Answer 13

Second largest

Question 14

What percentage of people worldwide have COPD?

Answer 14

11.7%

Question 15

Is smoking in young people increasing or decreasing?

Answer 15

Decreasing, going 18% of 11 - 16 year olds in 2001 to 5% in 2014.