Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease(COPD) Overview The prevalence is 8-10% in people above 40 years Persistent and irreversible airway obstruction Including chronic bronchitis and emphysema the most commom cause for respiratory failure Chronic Bronchitis: Aetiology and Definition Definition: Persistent productive cough for at least 3 consecutive months in at least 2 consecutive years Causes: Cigarette smoking Air pollutions and weather change Infections Allergic factors :Chronic Bronchitis: Pathogensis Hypertrophy and hypersecretion of mucous gland, beginning in the large airw
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