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



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July 17th 2010