Bronchitis		COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Respiratory Infection, Bronchitis		COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD refers to chronic lung disorders that result in blocked air flow in the lungs The two main COPD disorders are emphysema and chronic bronchitis

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Pictures Images COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder

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includes about 14 million with chronic bronchitis and 2 million with emphysema figure 1 Many more may have COPD but not know it because the disease has not yet become symptomatic

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Box 2 Overlap of bronchitis emphysema and asthma within chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD This non proportional Venn diagram shows the overlap of chronic bronchitis emphysema and asthma within COPD Chronic bronchitis airway narrowing and emphysema are independent

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WHXR JMS CPD Chest 2 Slide14 Chronic Bronchitis and Pulmonary

Note 1 The long quot black quot lungs with a flat diaphragm indicating severe emphysema 2 The prominent soft tissue convexities in the hila which are smoothly curved tapering and branching indicating pulmonary hypertension as the cause rather than lymphadenopathy 3 The prominent bibasal linear or tubular opacities which are mainly seen in the medial half of the lung bases This is often mistakenly called an quot interstitial pattern quot The prominent lines are bronchovascular structures i e large arteries and veins or bronchi with thickened walls This quot bronchovascular pattern quot indicates quite a different spectrum of diseases and should in my view be thought of as a distinct entity despite the fact that bronchi and vessels are technically interstitial structures Compare this to the quot true interstitial pattern quot of <a href= http www flickr com photos 77814749 N00 310132616 >idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis< a> and <a href= http www flickr com photos 77814749 N00 310132135 >acute pulmonary oedema APO < a>

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The leading cause of COPD is smoking which can lead to the two most common forms of this disease emphysema and chronic bronchitis Prolonged tobacco use causes lung inflammation and

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mensen zijn zich niet bewust van hun ziekte Dit komt mogelijk door het feit dat het ziekteproces sluipend verloopt waardoor patiënten hun levensstijl ongemerkt aanpassen aan hun klachten Bij mensen met COPD zijn de longen beschadigd met kortademigheid en vermoeidheid als gevolg In het begin treedt kortademigheid alleen op bij zware lichamelijke inspanning zoals hardlopen

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over the same period The difference in the rates was 4 9 per 1 000 in 1982 but increased to 12 1 per 1 000 in 1996 indicating an increase in the disparity by gender figure 2 The prevalence of chronic bronchitis is higher in whites than in blacks The rate increased by about 56 percent 34 9 vs 54 4 per 1 000 for whites and by about 69 percent 29 8 vs

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CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE What is COPD COPD which stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a catch all term for two common and very serious conditions chronic bronchitis and emphysema As the full name

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Chronic Bronchitis Chronic bronchitis is characterized by a chronic cough and chronic mucus production without another known cause such as infection Cells that line the

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in those who have had access to occupational health services while at work may occur after retirement meaning that they will go un reported by occupational physicians reporting to THOR References

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Pulmonary Rehabilitation Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD which includes emphysema chronic bronchitis asthma and cystic fibrosis affects nearly two million Americans Preventive and rehabilitative

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difference in the rates in 1982 is about the same as in 1996 5 1 vs 4 0 per 1 000 population however the differences in the rates were quite large between 1983 and 1995 figure 3

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD Emphysema and Bronchitis Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD is also called chronic obstructive lung disease When we think of diseases that obstruct the lungs many people may think of asthma Read about

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Pulmonary Embolism Lung Biology in Health and Disease Informa Healthcare

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