The patient's physician listed her diagnosis as COPD due to chronic a. bronchitis
COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. As evident by the name, Chronic refers to long term. Obstructive indicates blockage which must specifically occur in the passage of respiratory airway.
Pulmonary diseases means the diseases effecting the lungs. Bronchitis, emphysema and few times asthma are some of the diseases that come under the category of COPD. Pneumonia is commonly seen as the result of people suffering from COPD. It refers to the inflammation in the aur sacs present in lungs. Sinusitis is an inflammation of upper respiratory pathway and is not associated with COPD.
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