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Management and implications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for older patients

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 May 2006

Charlotte E Ruse  and
Andrew W P Molyneux
Charlotte E Ruse
Affiliation:
Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, UK
Andrew W P Molyneux
Affiliation:
King's Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, UK
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Airflow obstruction is common in older persons but frequently under-diagnosed. The term refers to a spectrum of chronic respiratory disorders characterized by cough, dyspnoea, mucus hypersecretion, wheeze and impaired pulmonary function tests. Patients may be diagnosed as having late-onset asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, emphysema or fixed airflow obstruction of the elderly.

Type
Clinical geriatrics
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , May 2005 , pp. 91 - 104
Copyright
© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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