Bronchial asthma and COPD – separate approach to diagnosis and treatment in elderly

Bernard Panaszek

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Bronchial asthma and COPD – separate approach to diagnosis and treatment in elderly

Bernard Panaszek

Przew Lek 2010; 1: 41-45

Online publish date: 2010/03/04

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Lung function tests are the base of diagnosis of obstructive pulmonary diseases. In elderly, development of these tests is very difficult, because there are contraindications and difficulties in cooperation during examination. In old age often coincidence of asthma and COPD occurs, moreover in these two diseases comorbidity, and in COPD
– low grade systemic inflammation is observed. All these separate phenomena have essential influence on therapeutic algorithms in asthma and COPD.

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Bronchial asthma and COPD – separate approach to diagnosis and treatment in elderly

Bernard Panaszek

asthma, COPD, elderly, comorbidity, diagnostics, therapy