Chronic Bronchitis

• Facts:
  Productive cough > 3 months per year, for 2 consecutive years
  "Blue bloater"
  Hypersecretion of mucous
  Structural changes to tracheobronchial tree
  
• History / PE:
  Cyanosis with mild dyspnea
  Barrel chest
  JVD
  Peripheral edema
• Diagnosis:
  Normal DLCO/diffusion capacity
  Reduced FEV1/FVC
• See Also:
  Emphysema
• Associated With:
  COPD
• Risk Factors:
  Smoking