COPD W/ Chronic Bronchitis

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COPD w/ chronic bronchitis

Risk Factors

Typically >20pky smoking Hx

Symptoms

Sob

Doe

Cough w/clear sputum 3m/y, for 2y in a row

Physical Exam Findings

Wheezing on exam
Decreased breath sounds
Sometimes barrel chested

Tests

COPD defined by PFTs, with FEV1/FVC < .7. COPD severity described as: Mild FEV1 >80% predicted; Mod FEV1 50-80%; Severe FEV1 < 50%; Very Severe FEV1 < 30%

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