Respiratory Medicine — Flashcards

COPD exacerbations with an increase in _____ are likely due to an infective cause

How are COPD exacerbations managed in secondary care? _____

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A FBC is done in patients with COPD to rule out _____

LTOT must be administered for at least _____ each day for there to be a survival benefit in COPD patients

Oxygen saturation target for exacerbations should be _____. If pCO2 is normal, this should be adjusted to 94-98%

Patients with COPD should be offered LTOT if they have a PO2 _____kPa or PO2 7.3-8kPa and secondary polycythaemia, peripheral oedema or pulmonary hypertension

Obstruction in asthma is _____, whereas obstruction in COPD is irreversible

The main cause of COPD is _____

Exacerbations of COPD should be treated in hospital if oxygen saturations are less than _____

Post-bronchodilator FEV1 _____ of predicted in COPD is categorised as Mild (stage 1)