COPD Flashcards
1
Q
What is COPD?
A
Obstructive lung disease
FEV1/FVC <=70%
2
Q
How is COPD graded?
A
I: mild, FEV1 <30
3
Q
What is a COPD exacerbation?
A
Increased cough/dyspnea
Increased sputum production
Change in sputum colour
4
Q
How to manage an acute COPDE?
A
O2: non-invasive or BiPAP
Short acting bronchodilators (salbutamol + ipratropium)
Systemic corticosteroids
Antibiotics (sometimes)
- NOT inhaled steroid
- NOT theophylline
5
Q
How to manage chronic COPD?
A
Tiotropium (long acting anticholinergic)
Advair (salmeterol + fluticasone) = long acting beta agonist + inhaled corticosteroid
PRN salbutamol
Annual flu vaccine
Pneumovax
