COPD – entities

COPD – entities

• Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease includes group of pathological conditions with chronic, partial / complete, obstruction of the airflow at any level from trachea to the smallest air ways resulting in functional disability of the lungs

• Entities which are included in COPD are

1. 1. Chronic bronchitis

   2. Emphysema

   3. Bronchial asthma

   4. Bronchiectasis

   5. Bronchiolitis

Reference 

• Vinay kumar, Abul K.Abbas, Nelson Fausto, Jon C. Aster. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic basis of disease. 8th edition