Guest allanopie Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease This is a term used to describe the pathological endpoint of a number of diseases characterised by respiratory impairment and chronic airflow limitation and a characteristic obstruvctive pattern of pulmonary function tests : reduced vital capacity forced expiratory volume also reduced (proportionately more reduced than the vital capacity)reduced peak expiratory flow rate<li>-->Asthma--> <LI>Bronchiectesis Chronic BronchitisEmphysema [*] COAD causes death either because of air flow obstruction / limitation or because of the effect of superimposed respiratory infections. SOURCE: http://www.mcevoy.demon.co.uk/Medicine/Pat...pPath/COAD.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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