Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global public health problem due to its high prevalence and morbidity and mortality. COPD is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes airflow obstruction in the lungs. Symp-toms include shortness of breath, cough, mucus (sputum) producti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8507992 |
| Source: | RECIMUNDO: Revista Científica de la Investigación y el Conocimiento, ISSN 2588-073X, Vol. 6, Nº. 3, 2022, pags. 94-102 |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global public health problem due to its high prevalence and morbidity and mortality. COPD is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes airflow obstruction in the lungs. Symp-toms include shortness of breath, cough, mucus (sputum) production, and wheezing. It is typically caused by long-term exposure to irritating gases or particulate matter, most often from cigarette smoke. Basic and definitive knowledge of this pathology is important for decision-making by health personnel and the general population, which allow either to prevent or adequately treat these patients and improve their prognosis. The main objective of this research focuses on capturing some fundamental generalities about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), such as its risk factors, classifi-cation, diagnosis, risk stratification and associated comorbidities. The research was developed through a bibliographic documentary type methodology under the review modality. COPD is an important pathology worldwide in the health area, since it generates disability in the patient, affects the organization of the family and produces high costs for medical care. Also, due to the growing population of smokers around the world, air pollution, the population's aging trend, estimates sug-gest that the prevalence and incidence increase and the disease develops even more in adulthood. Finally, comorbidities associated with COPD represent a predictor of mortality, therefore, it is necessary to establish strategies to prevent this situation and the readmission of patients who have already been discharged due to an exacerbation of their disease. this includes the control and treatment of said comorbidities. |
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