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This topic describes Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in detail with different examples including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The role of smoking is also discussed in relation to the disease. The pathophysiology of, pathogenesis of and complications arising from COPD are covered. The topic concludes with the clinical features of COPD and a list of the different investigation techniques used in diagnosing COPD.

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | chronic bronchitis | emphysema | smoking | ukoer | ooer | medev | copd | Anatomy | Diseases | Biological Sciences | Medicine and Dentistry | Subjects allied to Medicine | SAFETY | Learning | Teaching | Institutions | Students | UK EL10 = SCQF 10 | Honours degree | Graduate diploma | dentistry | A000

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How to manage the COPD patient and recognise the pink puffers from blue bloaters!

Subjects

ukoer | ooer | medev | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | chronic | obstructive | pulmonary | disease | management | patient | dentistry | A000

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Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England & Wales http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

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