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COPD
Question | Answer |
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Stage I - Mild COPD | FEV>80% |
Stage II-Moderate COPD | FEV 50-80% |
Stage III-Severe COPD | FEV 30-50% |
Stage IV - Very Severe COPD | FEV<30% or FEV <50% + predicted chronic respiratory failure |
Stage one treatment | short acting bronchodilator |
stage two treatment | add long acting bronchodilator |
stage three treatment | add inhaled CS |
stage IV treatmenet | consider surgery, O2 therapy |
acute exacerbations treatment | inhaled albuterol/ipratroium, systemic CS (Prednisone 40 mg x 10days), oral abx (bactrim) for sputum, O2 |