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Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Kenneth H Palm1, Wyatt W Decker
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
|June 10, 2003
Abstract:
This article discusses the definition, pathophysiology, cause, clinical presentation, laboratory work-up, and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. The focus is on the presentation of acute exacerbations of COPD in the emergency department and the available evidence for testing and treatment.