World COPD Day 2005 Slide Kit：世界慢性阻塞性肺病日2005幻灯片.pptVIP

World COPD Day 2005 Slide Kit Definition of COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The airflow limitation is usually both progressive and associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases. Burden of COPD Mortality COPD is the 4th leading cause of death in the United States (behind heart disease, cancer, and cerebrovascular disease). In 2000, the WHO estimated 2.74 million deaths worldwide from COPD. In 1990, COPD was ranked 12th as a burden of disease; by