CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE COMPENSATORY MEASURE

Course overview

BY 2020, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) IS EXPECTED TO BE THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH ACCORDING TO THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA. ALTHOUGH THE PROGNOSIS OF AFFECTED PATIENTS IS IMPROVING WITH NEW TREATMENT MODALITIES, THE MORTALITY IN THESE PATIENTS IS STILL HIGH. TOBACCO SMOKING ACCOUNTS FOR MOST CASES OF COPD IN DEVELOPED NATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSES OF COPD, THE OPTIONS FOR EVALUATION, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION, AND DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING AND EDUCATING PATIENTS WITH COPD.