About 42% of patients in both groups had had chronic bronchitis for 1-5 years, and about 27% for 5-10 years. The mean number of AECBs in the previous 12 months was 2.7 and 2.6, respectively.
Nineteen patients had uncomplicated chronic bronchitis. In 11 the disease was associated with emphysema. The subjects presented a wide spectrum of disease, ranging from early or minimal to long ...
A spirometry test is one way to distinguish the type of lung disease. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are both long-term lung conditions. They’re part of a disorder known as chronic obstructive ...
The relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis (CB) is important, significant and overlapping in nature. This review will analyze the relationship ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung disease, comprising several conditions, including chronic bronchitis ... with each other and with patients to develop fall ...
People in rural areas are at greater risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to a variety of factors. We explain why.
COPD is an inflammatory lung disease, comprising several conditions, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema ... seeing an increased need to approach patient care from a whole person, whole ...
Though smoking and increasing levels of pollution exposure are well recognised as causes of lung cancer the connection ...