4 Interesting Facts of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Group of chronic and progressive pulmonary diseases (emphysema and chronic bronchitis) that limit airflow and occur almost exclusively in smokers
- Presents with chronic dyspnea, as in mitral regurgitation
- Also associated with productive cough, rhonchi and/or expiratory wheezing on auscultation, hyperinflation (barrel chest), and hyperresonant chest sounds
- Differentiated based on history, physical examination findings, spirometry, and chest radiography
