The evolution of a disease resulting in functional changes in your body is known as pathophysiology. To understand COPD’s pathophysiology, it’s important to understand the structure of the ...

Anzueto A, Miravitlles M (2017) Pathophysiology of dyspnea in COPD. Postgraduate Medicine; 129: 3, 366-374. Bloom CI et al (2017) S126 Description of palliative care support for COPD patients within ...

With the earlier definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients were essentially defined as having either chronic bronchitis or emphysema, with emphysema classified as a ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) represents a complex disease with multifaceted pathophysiology involving over 20 identified genetic mutations that can contribute to disease development.

This article, the first in a two-part series, describes its pathophysiology, diagnosis and prognosis. Citation: Gundry S (2019) COPD 1: pathophysiology, diagnosis and prognosis. Nursing Times [online] ...

The diagnosis of COPD can be frustrating for both the patient and the physician, especially when a patient is identified as having the frequent-exacerbation phenotype. Counseling these patients is ...