Copd Flashcards
The most characteristic symptom of COPD
Chronic and progressive DYSNEA
The FIRST SYMPTOM OF COPD
Chronic Cough
Test required to establish diagnosis of COPD
Spirometry
Consider COPD In px with dyspnea that is
PROGRESSIVE OVER TIME
Characteristically worse with exercise
Persistent
COPD chest X-ray findings:
Diaphragmatic flattening
Increase in retrosternal air space
Attenuation of vascular markings (hyperinflation)
Genetic factors that have
also been related to a decline in lung function or risk of COPD
- alpha-1 antitrypsin (AATD) 15 ;
- metalloproteinase 12 (MMP-12)
- glutathione S-transferase
How to diagnose COPD?
Spirometry is required to make the diagnosis; the presence of a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC < 0.70 confirms the presence of persistent airflow limitation.
The World Health Organization recommends that all patients with a diagnosis of COPD should be screened once especially in areas with high AATD diagnostic test because of its weak specificity.
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) screening
Classification of airflow limitation severity post bronchodilator:
What is the classification if FEV1> or = 80%
MILD
Classification of airflow limitation severity post bronchodilator:
What is the classification if FEV1 is 50-80%
Moderate
Classification of airflow limitation severity post bronchodilator:
What is the classification if FEV1 is 30-50%
Severe
Classification of airflow limitation severity post bronchodilator:
What is the classification if FEV1 is <30%
Very severe
What is the MMRC scale:
I only get breathless with strenuous activity
MMRC 0
What is the MMRC scale:
I get short of breath when “hurrying” on the level
Or
Walking up a slight hill
MMRC 1
What is the MMRC scale:
I walk slower than other people of the same age on the same level because of breathlessness
Or
I have to stop for breath when walking on my own pace on the level
MMRC 2
What is the MMRC scale:
I stop for breath after walking 100 meters or after a few minutes on the level
MMRC 3
What is the MMRC scale:
I am too breathless to leave the house or I am breathless when dressing or undressing
MMRC 4
is a once daily LABA that improves breathlessness, health status and exacerbation rate
Indacaterol
are additional once daily LABAs that improve lung function and symptoms
Oladaterol and vilanterol
OV
have prolonged binding to M3 muscarinic receptors, with faster dissociation from M2 muscarinic receptors, thus prolonging the duration of bronchodilator effect.
Long-acting antimuscarinic antagonists (LAMAs), such as tiotropium
aclidinium
glycopyrronium bromide
umeclidinium
also block the inhibitory neuronal receptor M2, which potentially can cause vagally induced bronchoconstriction
Short-acting antimuscarinics (SAMAs),
namely ipratropium and oxitropium
systematic review of randomized controlled trials concluded that this SAMA/ short acting muscarinic antagonist, used alone provided small benefits over short-acting beta2-agonist in terms of lung function, health status and requirement for oral steroids
ipratropium
improve symptoms and health status. They also improve the effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation and reduce exacerbations and related hospitalizations
LAMA treatments (tiotropium)
Main side effect of anticholinergic drugs
Dry mouth
The most commonly used methylxanthine, is metabolized by cytochrome P450 mixed function oxidases. Clearance of the drug declines with age.
Theophylline
an anatomically defined condition characterizedby destruction of the lung alveoli with air space enlargement
emphysema
a clinically defined condition with chronic cough andphlegm;
Chronic bronchitis
a condition in which small bronchiolesare narrowed and reduced in number.
small airway disease
has been demonstratedto be a hallmark of advanced COPD.
extensive small airway destruction