acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(English)

• describes the phenomenon of sudden worsening in airway function and respiratory symptoms in patients with COPD. Can range from self-limited diseases to episodes of florid respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. The average patient with COPD experiences two such episodes annually, and they account for significant consumption of health care resources. Although bacterial infections are the most common causes, viral infections and environmental stresses are also implicated. Episodes can be triggered or complicated by other comorbidities, such as heart disease, other lung diseases (e.g., pulmonary emboli, aspiration, pneumothorax), or systemic processes
• COPD, e-COPD, ADO, BMI, BODE, DOSE, EDV, FEV1, RVEDV
• Pulmonology, Pathology
• https://doi.org…ts.200707-088ET
• https://doi.org…1111/resp.14170