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COPD JDefinition J- JANS✓✓-Life JThreatening Jlung Jdisease Jthat Jinterferes Jwith
Jnormal Jbreathing J- Jnot Jjust Ja J"smokers Jcough." JIt Jis Ja Jprogressive Jdisease
Jstate Jcharacterized Jby Jairflow Jlimitation Jthat Jis Jnot Jfully Jreversible
Mixture Jof: J
-Airway Jdisease
-Parenchymal Jdestruction
-Abnormal Jpulmonary Jinflammation Jresponse
Resulting Jin:
-Chronic Jinflammation
-Lung Jelastic Jrecoil Jdecreases
-Expiratory Jsmall Jairway Jcollapse
COPD J- JANS✓✓-Combination Jof JChronic JBronchitis Jand JEmphysema
Chronic JBronchitis J- JANS✓✓-Excessive Jbronchial Jmucus.
Daily Jproductive Jcough J>3 Jmonths Jin J2 Jconsecutive Jyears.
Bronchiolar Jfibrosis
Hyper-responsiveness
Excessive Jmucus Jproduction
- Jhypertrophy Jof Jmucosal Jglands
- JIncrease Jin Jnumber Jof Jgoblet Jcells
- JInflammatory Jinfiltration
Emphysema J- JANS✓✓-Abnormal Jpermanent Jenlargement Jof Jair Jspace Jdistal
Jto Jterminal Jbronchiole.
Destruction Jof Jalveolar Jwalls Jwithout Jobvious Jfibrosis.
Loss Jof Jelastic Jrecoil Jleads Jto Jincreased Jlung Jcompliance. J
Genetic Jrisk Jfactor J*Alpha-1-antitrypsin Jdeficiency*- Jmay Jnot Jever Jsmoke.
COPD JEpidemiology J- JANS✓✓-2004 J- J64 Jmillion Jcases Jworldwide,
Jaccounting Jfor J6-10% Jof Jadult Jpopulation J
2005 J- J3 Jmillion Jrelated Jdeaths J(5% Jof Jall Jdeaths)
Total Jdeaths Jare Jprojected Jto Jincrease Jby J30% Jin Jthe Jnext J10 Jyears Jas Ja
Jresult Jof Jthe Jbaby Jboomer Jgeneration.
Affects Jmen Jand Jwomen Jequally.
50% Jof Jsmokers Jare Jaffected
80% Jof Jdiagnosed Jpatients Jhave Jsignificant Jexposure Jto Jtobacco Jsmoke.