COPD Flashcards
1
Q
COPD IS
A
Progressive, Preventable and Treatable
NOT fully reversible
2
Q
Incidence and Prevalence
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Males more than females, but more DEADLY in Females (Women with COPD on rise )
White Americans
50% die within 10 years of diagnosis
3
Q
Primary Cause
A
cigarette smoking
4
Q
Most common characteristic
A
Inability to expire air ** Cannot breath out**
Residual air + loss of elastic recoil = hyperinflation
• Barrel chest → lung cannot get out→ late sign
5
Q
Barrel Chest
A
Late Sign
6
Q
Abnormal permanent enlargement of the air space distal to the terminal bronchioles (alveoli)
A
COPD: Emphysema (lower airway
7
Q
Presence of chronic productive cough for 3 or more months in each of 2 successive years when other causes of chronic cough are excluded
A
COPD: Chronic Bronchitis
