Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - 2. From Diagnosis to Treatment of COPD

👍🏻 Support us: Mastercard: 5106 2110 8086 3207 (ARMEN ASTVATSATRYAN) 00:00 - Diagnosis of COPD 02:24 - Differential Diagnosis of COPD 03:47 - Pulmonary function tests 11:32 - Chest x-ray 13:40 - Chest CT 14:48 - Adjunctive tests 18:19 - Evaluation of exacerbations 22:04 - Prognosis of COPD 24:27 - Treatment of COPD 26:09 - Key Points 27:27 - Conclusion Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is airflow limitation caused by an inflammatory response to inhaled toxins, often cigarette smoke. Diagnosis is based on history, physical examination, chest x-ray, and pulmonary function tests. Treatment is with bronchodilators, corticosteroids, and, when necessary, oxygen and antibiotics. Lung volume reduction procedures or transplantation are used in advanced disease. About 50% of patients with severe COPD die within 10 years of diagnosis. #copd #lungs #disorder Professor Armen Astvatsatryan, MD, PhD, ScD, FESC. First Dean and Founder of Facul