Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Hi Matt! well,I think COPD means chronic bronchitis and emphysema which infact irreversible disease on the other hand Asthma is reversible.these are very different.please,let me know from where you have got that definition.are you really a respiratory therapist,well I am sorry in the cyber nobody seems to be believable, LOl! Many Greetings, Senthil Kumar.S. > As a respiratory therapist I hear this alot, " people have asthma and > COPD " . > > This line was taken out of a recent post. It seams to me that alot > maybe even most people who know about COPD (Chronic obstructive > pulmonary disease) think that COPD is a disease. It is not. It is a > classification of a group of 5 obstructive diseases. The 5 diseases > are Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchitis, ASTHMA, Bronchiectasis and > ephysema. Someone who has TWO OR MORE of these obstructive diseases > COULD be clasified as COPD or as having COPD. > > The two diseases that generally are associated with COPD are chronic > bronchitis and emphysema. A medical history, physical exam, and most > importantly lung function tests are used to diagnose COPD. ref: > webmd.com. Most with this diseas will have a higher then normal > carbon dioxide (PaCO2) level in there body. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Hi Matt! well,I think COPD means chronic bronchitis and emphysema which infact irreversible disease on the other hand Asthma is reversible.these are very different.please,let me know from where you have got that definition.are you really a respiratory therapist,well I am sorry in the cyber nobody seems to be believable, LOl! Many Greetings, Senthil Kumar.S. > As a respiratory therapist I hear this alot, " people have asthma and > COPD " . > > This line was taken out of a recent post. It seams to me that alot > maybe even most people who know about COPD (Chronic obstructive > pulmonary disease) think that COPD is a disease. It is not. It is a > classification of a group of 5 obstructive diseases. The 5 diseases > are Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchitis, ASTHMA, Bronchiectasis and > ephysema. Someone who has TWO OR MORE of these obstructive diseases > COULD be clasified as COPD or as having COPD. > > The two diseases that generally are associated with COPD are chronic > bronchitis and emphysema. A medical history, physical exam, and most > importantly lung function tests are used to diagnose COPD. ref: > webmd.com. Most with this diseas will have a higher then normal > carbon dioxide (PaCO2) level in there body. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Hi Matt! well,I think COPD means chronic bronchitis and emphysema which infact irreversible disease on the other hand Asthma is reversible.these are very different.please,let me know from where you have got that definition.are you really a respiratory therapist,well I am sorry in the cyber nobody seems to be believable, LOl! Many Greetings, Senthil Kumar.S. > As a respiratory therapist I hear this alot, " people have asthma and > COPD " . > > This line was taken out of a recent post. It seams to me that alot > maybe even most people who know about COPD (Chronic obstructive > pulmonary disease) think that COPD is a disease. It is not. It is a > classification of a group of 5 obstructive diseases. The 5 diseases > are Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchitis, ASTHMA, Bronchiectasis and > ephysema. Someone who has TWO OR MORE of these obstructive diseases > COULD be clasified as COPD or as having COPD. > > The two diseases that generally are associated with COPD are chronic > bronchitis and emphysema. A medical history, physical exam, and most > importantly lung function tests are used to diagnose COPD. ref: > webmd.com. Most with this diseas will have a higher then normal > carbon dioxide (PaCO2) level in there body. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 Yes, I am a Certified Respiratory Therapist. I a have an Associate of Science degree in Medical Technology. On the post that you asked about I cited webmd.com but only used part of their definition. Here is more... This is from the www.webmd.com web site.... COPD is a GROUP of lung diseases. The two diseases that generally are associated with COPD are chronic bronchitis and emphysema. As far as asthma being an obstructive disease, this is also from webmd.com. The full address is http://my.webmd.com/content/article/10/1660_51094? z=1660_00000_0000_rl_01 Asthma is a disease of the bronchial tubes, or airways of the lungs, characterized by tightening of these airways. It is a chronic condition; people with asthma live with it every day and for their whole lives. There are three major features of asthma: 1. AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION... 2. INFLAMMATION... 3. AIRWAY IRRITABLIITY... And this is from " Egan's Fundamentals of Respiratory Care 7th ed. pg 450. " Asthma is a clinical syndrome characterized by airway OBSTRUCTION which is partially or completely reversible. > > > As a respiratory therapist I hear this alot, " people have asthma and > > COPD " . > > > > This line was taken out of a recent post. It seams to me that alot > > maybe even most people who know > about COPD (Chronic obstructive > > pulmonary disease) think that COPD is a disease. It is not. It is a > > classification of a group of 5 obstructive diseases. The 5 diseases > > are Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchitis, ASTHMA, Bronchiectasis and > > ephysema. Someone who has TWO OR MORE of these obstructive diseases > > COULD be clasified as COPD or as having COPD. > > > > The two diseases that generally are associated with COPD are chronic > > bronchitis and emphysema. A medical history, physical exam, and most > > importantly lung function tests are used to diagnose COPD. ref: > > webmd.com. Most with this diseas will have a higher then normal > > carbon dioxide (PaCO2) level in there body. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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