COPD

Question 1

What is COPD?

Answer 1

This is the umbrella term for Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema

Question 2

What is Chronic Bronchitis?

Answer 2

This is a defined as productive cough on most days for 3 months of 2 successive years

Question 3

What is Emphysema?

Answer 3

Enlarged airspaces distal to the terminal bronchioles with distraction of the alveolar walls

Question 4

Describe the causes of COPD?

Answer 4

Smoking
Coal Mining
Genetic Anti-Trypsin 1 Deficiency

Question 5

What does COPD cause?

Answer 5

Loss of Elasticity
Mucous Hypersecretion
Inflammation
Scarring

Question 6

What is Chronic Bronchitis associated with?

Answer 6

Chronic Mucosal Inflammation
Mucus Gland Hypertrophy
Mucus Hypersecretion
Bronchospasm

Question 7

What is Emphysema associated with?

Answer 7

Enlarged airways and airspaces (bullae)

Hyperinflation

Question 8

Symptoms of COPD?

Answer 8

Chronic Dyspnoea

Sputum Production

Question 9

Pathophysiology of COPD?

Answer 9

Smoking causes inflammation of the lungs
Chronic inflammation leads to thickened airways walls and mucous hyper secretion
The delicate airsacs (Alveoli) become damaged

Question 10

Treatment of COPD?

Answer 10

SAMAs

LAMAs