19/11/2025
World COPD Day is tomorrow! is a common, preventable, and treatable disease, but extensive under-diagnosis and misdiagnosis lead to patients receiving no treatment or incorrect treatment.
✅Earlier diagnosis and treatment results in better clinical outcomes, including improvements in symptoms, lung function and quality of life.
✅A diagnosis of COPD should be considered in any patient who has shortness of breath, chronic cough or sputum production, a history of recurrent lower respiratory infections and/or a history of exposure to risk factors like to***co, cooking fuels, or occupational hazards.
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