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Research Article: Exploring Patterns of COPD Exacerbations and Comorbid Flare-Ups

Date Published: 2023-11-16

Abstract:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease, characterized by acute exacerbations (AECOPD): periods of suddenly worsened respiratory symptoms requiring additional medication or hospitalization. COPD rarely is the only chronic disease a patient is suffering from. To illustrate, up to % of patients with COPD suffer from cardiovascular disease, up to % from anxiety and/or depression, and up to % from diabetes mellitus. These comorbidities can severely complicate disease management in patients with COPD. Acute dyspnea, for example, can be a symptom of both an AECOPD and comorbid flare-ups, such as decompensation of chronic heart failure (CHF), or a panic attack. Because symptoms are often not COPD-specific and may also indicate worsening of a comorbid disease, it is challenging to offer adequate acute treatment in these patients.,

Introduction:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease, characterized by acute exacerbations (AECOPD): periods of suddenly worsened respiratory symptoms requiring additional medication or hospitalization. COPD rarely is the only chronic disease a patient is suffering from. To illustrate, up to % of patients with COPD suffer from cardiovascular disease, up to % from anxiety and/or depression, and up to % from diabetes mellitus. These comorbidities can severely complicate disease management in…

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