Pulmonary Dysfunction in COPD

Kostas Spiropoulos,Edgardo D'Angelo,Nikolaos Koulouris,Kiriakos Karkoulias

doi:10.1155/2013/535820

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Pulmonary Dysfunction in COPD

Highlights

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, namely, pulmonary emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is a chronic inflammatory response of the airways to noxious particles or gases, with resulting pathological and pathophysiological changes in the lung
It is estimated that more than 12 million adults suffer from Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the USA and 24 million patients have an impaired lung function, which may lead to the development of COPD
When expiratory flow is maximal during tidal breathing and cannot be increased unless operative lung volumes move towards total lung capacity, tidal expiratory flow limitation (EFL) is said to occur

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Introduction

Pulmonary emphysema and chronic bronchitis, is a chronic inflammatory response of the airways to noxious particles or gases, with resulting pathological and pathophysiological changes in the lung. Kostas Spiropoulos,[1] Kiriakos Karkoulias,[1] Nikolaos Koulouris,[2] and Edgardo D’Angelo[3] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality all around the world.

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