The complexity of a respiratory patient

Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65888-9_4

The complexity of a respiratory patient

Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren^*

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Abstract

Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined by the presence of chronic airflow limitation, it is considered a complex, heterogeneous, and multicomponent disease. The heterogeneity and complexity is seen in the pulmonary expression of the disease, ranging from chronic bronchitis without emphysema to emphysema without bronchitis, in the presence or absence of exacerbations, in the differential diagnosis with asthma, but also in comorbidities and extrapulmonary manifestations, which have important contributions to disease expression, disease burden, and survival.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Textbook of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Editors	Enrico Clini, Anne E. Holland , Fabio Pitta , Thierry Troosters
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	37-43
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319658889
ISBN (Print)	9783319658872
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65888-9_4
Publication status	Published - 21 Dec 2017

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