COPD

Question 1

COPD is the fourth

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leading cause of death among adults

Question 2

COPD is

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Persistent respiratory symptoms and
airflow limitation, due to airway and/or
alveolar abnormalities, usually caused by
significant exposure to noxious particles or
gases

Question 3

COPD is made up of what two conditions

Answer 3

Obstructive bronchiolitis and emphysema

Question 4

Gold Initiative for Chronic

Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) uses what to evaluate severity

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• Uses the forced expiratory volume in one
second (FEV1).
• Severity of symptoms, risk of exacerbation,
presence of comorbidities; disease pattern.
• COPD Assessment Tool (CAT) or modified
Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea
scale
• Symptoms and risk components are
combined into four groups.

Question 5

COPD Managment (5 items)

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• Smoking cessation
• Reduction of other risk factors (e.g.,
exposure to open cooking fires)
• Vaccinations,
• Oxygen therapy
• Pulmonary rehabilitation.

Question 6

Classifications of COPD

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– Mild
– Moderate
– Severe
– Very severe

Question 7

Gold 1 Mild FEV

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> 80

Question 8

Gold 2 Moderate FEV

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50 to 79

Question 9

Gold 3 Severe FEV

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30 to 49

Question 10

Gold 4 Very Severe FEV

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<30

Question 11

Gold ABCD grading

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Multidimensional assessment of COPD that uses symptoms and risk of exacerbation

Question 12

Group A:

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Few symptoms; low risk

Question 13

Group B

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Increased symptoms; low risk

Question 14

Group C

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Few symptoms; high risk

Question 15

Group D

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Increased symptoms; high risk

Question 16

Treatment goals for CPOD

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Reduce symptoms, thereby improving the
patient’s health status and exercise tolerance

– Reduce risks and mortality by preventing
progression of COPD and by preventing and
managing exacerbations

Question 17

COPD all categories should

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avoid risk factors such as smoking

flu vaccine

pneumoccal vaccine

regular physical activity

regular review/correction of inhaler technique

long-term oxygen therapy if chronic hypoxemia

pulmonary rehab

Question 18

Category A Treatment

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Minimally symptomatic, low risk of exacerbation

• Short-acting bronchodilator (SABA or anticholinergics)
• Can add a long-acting bronchodilator, if
symptoms inadequately controlled with
short-acting bronchodilator
• Combination therapy (albuterol plus
ipratropium)

Question 19

Category B Treatment

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More symptomatic, but at low risk of exacerbation

• Long-acting bronchodilator (beta agonist
or anti-muscarinic agent)
• Combined bronchodilator therapy
– Triotropium-olodaterol
– Umclidiniuum-vilanterol
– Glycopyrronium-indacterol

Question 20

Category C Treatment

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Minimally symptomatic on a day-to-day basis
but are at a high risk for an exacerbation

• LAMA (initial)
• Both a LAMA and a long-acting beta agonist
(LABA)
• Both a LABA and an inhaled glucocorticoid
(ICS)

• Less preferred options include regular use of
short-acting beta-agonist and/or short-acting muscarinic agent; a phosphodiesteras-4
inhibitor, or theophylline

Question 21

Category D

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Higher symptom burden and a high risk of
exacerbation

• Triple therapy – GC-LABA-LAMA

Question 22

COPD approach

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Step-wise fashion
– Bronchodilators (beta agonist and anticholinergics)
– Glucocorticoids (inhaled)
– Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors

Question 23

COPD Exacerbation Management

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– SABAs (specifically inhaled, either alone or in
combination with inhaled anticholinergics) are
preferred for bronchodilation during COPD
exacerbations
– Systemic glucocorticoids
– Antibiotics
– Supplemental oxygen to maintain an oxygen
saturation of 88% to 92%

Question 24

Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibition reduce

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Reduce risk of COPD exacerbations in

patients with a history of frequent COPD

Question 25

Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibition decrease

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• Decreases inflammation and may promote
airway smooth muscle relaxation
• Roflumilast

Question 26

Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibition example

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Roflumilast

Question 27

Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibition may be associated with

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May be associated with an increase in
adverse psychiatric reaction, should be used
in caution in patients with a history of
depression.

Question 28

Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibition SE

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: insomnia, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting,

weight loss, and dyspepsia.

Question 29

COPD is a

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a common condition with a high mortality

Question 30

• The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

(GOLD) has developed a

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categorization system for COPD
severity. Defines disease severity according to the frequency
and severity of symptoms and the risk of exacerbations and
hospitalization. Use this as a guide for the management of
patients with stable COPD. Assess symptoms using the
modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale
or the COPD Assessment Test (CAT).

Question 31

For all patients prescribe a

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short-acting bronchodilator (e.g., a
beta-agonist, anticholinergic agent) on an as-needed basis for
relief of acute COPD symptoms.

Question 32

Consider a combination of a

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SABA and a short-acting
muscarinic agent to achieve a greater acute bronchodilator
benefit. Those on a long-acting anticholinergic agent, a short- acting beta agonist is generally used for quick relief of COPD
symptoms.

Question 33

Monitoring

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• Routine monitoring of symptoms

Question 34

Oxygen — long-term supplemental oxygen therapy is recommended for

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chronic hypoxemia (PaO2 ≤55 mmHg or SpO2 ≤88 percent).

Question 35

“Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) increases

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survival and improves the
quality of life of hypoxemic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) and is often prescribed for other patients with hypoxemic
chronic lung disease” (Tiep, & Carter, 2019).

Question 36

Comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation – improves

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exercise capacity,
improve quality of life, decrease dyspnea, and decreases health care
utilization.

Question 37

Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) inhibitor [roflumilast] - approved to

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reduce the
risk of COPD exacerbations in patients with a history of frequent COPD
exacerbations (e.g., at least two per year or one requiring hospitalization)