Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD): Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatments
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a respiratory disease that causes an abnormal inflammatory reaction in the lungs due to the ingestion of harmful particles or gas, which leads to progressive restriction of airflow, resulting in impaired lung function and dyspnea. Typically, emphysema and chronic bronchitis are among them. Smoking is the greatest risk factor for COPD. In addition to smoking, several host factors and environmental factors are combined to cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is attributed to genes, airway hyperresponsiveness, dust and chemicals, and air pollution. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an irreversible disease that can be maintained while controlling symptoms, but it can not improve the disease. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment is good to start. An important feature in distinguishing between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma is irreversible. In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, air obstruction occurs, re...