Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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• Personal Author:
  Antonini JM
• Description:
  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and a leading cause of death worldwide. COPD combines two lung diseases, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Both conditions frequently exist together and cause obstruction of airflow that interferes with normal breathing. Long-term cigarette smoking is the most important risk factor for COPD. Spirometry is required to make a diagnosis of COPD. Even though there is no cure for COPD, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments have improved adverse respiratory symptoms, quality of life, and exercise capacity, as well as modifying the disease progression. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chronic Disease Lung Lung Diseases Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Respiratory Function Tests Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Smokers Tobacco Products

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• Keywords:
  Airway-obstruction Alveolar-cells Author Keywords: Bronchitis Breathing Chronic Chronic-degenerative-diseases Chronic-inflammation Cigarette-smoking Cigarette Smoking Emphysema Inflammation Irreversible Lung-disease Lung-disorders Lung-function Lung Function Obstructive Lung Disease Pharmacology Pulmonary-disorders Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Smoking Spirometry

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• ISBN:
  9780128012383
• Publisher:
  Elsevier Inc.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045689
• Citation:
  Reference module in biomedical sciences. Caplan MJ, ed. Oxford: Elsevier Inc., 2014 Oct; :1-4
• Contact Point Address:
  JM Antonini, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
• Editor(s):
  Caplan MJ
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Reference module in biomedical sciences
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:28d9653a677e728d49716d6402e48a1ef0cb709dfae0949b3523a1f995f7e14416884a8571c1e7cda86f8a5fc2e72de23542b4b678f7c42a7036e9973586340f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201014/cdc_201014_DS1.pdf
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