Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease needs adjectives: "guiltless" COPD, "asthma like" and "emphysemal" COPD

The author proposes an extension of terminology of COPD by introducing to certain situations the adjectives "guiltless" (for patient who never smoked) , "asthma like" (for patients with symptoms with reversible bronchoconstriction and eosinophilia) and emphysemal COPD. The aim of...

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Published inPneumonologia i alergologia polska Vol. 74; no. 1; pp. 132 - 134
Main Author Droszcz, Wacław
Format Journal Article
LanguagePolish
Published Poland 2006
Subjects
Asthma - classification
Dyspnea - classification
Dyspnea - therapy
Humans
Lung Diseases, Obstructive - classification
Medical History Taking
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - classification
Pulmonary Emphysema - classification
Respiratory Function Tests - methods
Spirometry
Terminology as Topic
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Summary:The author proposes an extension of terminology of COPD by introducing to certain situations the adjectives "guiltless" (for patient who never smoked) , "asthma like" (for patients with symptoms with reversible bronchoconstriction and eosinophilia) and emphysemal COPD. The aim of this proposal is better understanding of certain events in the disease and subsequently proper treatment.
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ISSN:0867-7077