COPD

• related: Pulmonology, Asthma
• tag: #note

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MISC

• COPD treatment
• COPD clinical trials
• pulmonary rehabilitation
• lung volume reduction surgery LVRS

Epidemiology

• 5% of the U.S. population

Pathophysiology

• airflow obstruction that's not reversible
• inflammatory condition
  • cigarette smoke/irritants activate macrophage/epithelial cells
  • neutrophil chemotactic factors released
  • proteases destroys lung parenchyma