COPD - Bradford VTS
COPD
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Definition:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a chronic slowly progressive disorder characterised by airways obstruction which does not change markedly over several months. Click here for more....
COPD is defined according to the percentage of predicted FEV1, e.g. if a patient’s predicted FEV1 is 3.00 litres in one second, but they only can blow 2.00 litres in one second, their percentage predicted peak flow is: 2.00/3.00 x 100 = 66%
COPD is defined as being mild, moderate, or severe:
|[p|Mild FEV1 is 60-80% of predicted |
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|[p|Moderate FEV1 is 40-60% of predicted |
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|[p|Severe FEV1 is ................
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