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. 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