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Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]
Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2005 The pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) encompasses a number of injurious processes, including an abnormal inflammatory response in the lungs to inhaled particles and gases. Other processes, such as failure to resolve inflammation, abnormal cell repair, apoptosis, abnormal cellular maintenance programs, extracellular matrix ...
Macnee, W
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Expert Consensus on Immunomodulatory Therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 China has attached importance to the prevention and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) , a major chronic respiratory disease. An in-depth discussion of the immunopathogenesis of COPD and intervening the identified key targets may ...
Writing Group for the Expert Consensus on Immunomodulatory Therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Expert Consensus on Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Management for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2023 Edition) [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2023 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major chronic disease seriously affecting the health of Chinese residents. There are national and international guidelines and consensus on the diagnosis, treatment and management of COPD ...
Expert Consensus Writing Group of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Management for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
BMJ, 2007 A 58 year old female smoker presents with a complaint of dyspnoea associated with chronic cough and sputum production during the winter months. Her general health is good. She recently took early retirement to spend more time with her grandchildren but found that she is too breathless to lift and carry them or to look after them safely in the park ...
Andrew, McIvor, Paul, Little
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Impact of moderate altitude on lung diseases and risk of high altitude illnesses
Revista de Investigación Clínica, 2022 A large world population resides at moderate altitudes. In the Valley of Mexico (2240 m above sea level) and for patients with respiratory diseases implies more hypoxemia and clinical deterioration, unless supplementary oxygen is prescribed or patients ...
Rogelio Pérez-Padilla
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
The Lancet, 2012 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by progressive airflow obstruction that is only partly reversible, inflammation in the airways, and systemic effects or comorbities. The main cause is smoking tobacco, but other factors have been identified.
Decramer, Marc +2 more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Journal of Physiotherapy, 2020 No abstract ...
Bonnevie, Tristan, Elkins, Mark
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Frontiers in Allergy, 2021 Asthma is a heterogenous disease with different inflammatory subgroups that differ in disease severity. This disease variation is hampering treatment and development of new treatment strategies.
Nil Turan +17 more
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2016 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic smoking-related lung disease associated with significant mortality and morbidity. It carries an enormous economic burden on the health care system. This results in a significant social impact on affected patients and their families.
Yousef, Hattab +4 more
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[Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease].
Open respiratory archives, 2022 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is related to smoking as the main etiological agent although there are other risk factors that can interact influencing the development of the disease. The definition of COPD is based on three points: the presence of persistent respiratory symptoms, exposure to risk agents, and a non-reversible obstructive ...
García Castillo, Elena +4 more
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