Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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COPD : Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

 

COPD Assessment

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 

GOLD: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; 

mMRC: modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale; 

CAT: COPD Assessment Test; 

FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; 

FVC: forced vital capacity.

Reference:

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30286833

2. https://goldcopd.org/

3. https://goldcopd.org/gold-reports/
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