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Czynniki wpływające na prognozowanie w przewlekłej obturacyjnej chorobie płuc (POChP)
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Abstract
Establishing the risk of death from the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not easy on account of a variable course of illness. The existence of different COPD phenotypes and variable escalation of systemic changes cause the prognosis to be uncertain. It is a key problem because the doubt in determining the terminal phase of the disease makes the communication between the doctor and the patient difficult. It’s worth pointing to the typical features of the terminal COPD phase and the significance of the disease aggravation that has been highlighted in recent years.
Abstract
Establishing the risk of death from the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not easy on account of a variable course of illness. The existence of different COPD phenotypes and variable escalation of systemic changes cause the prognosis to be uncertain. It is a key problem because the doubt in determining the terminal phase of the disease makes the communication between the doctor and the patient difficult. It’s worth pointing to the typical features of the terminal COPD phase and the significance of the disease aggravation that has been highlighted in recent years.
Keywords
COPD prognosis, terminal phase of COPD, anticipated time of death
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Czynniki wpływające na prognozowanie w przewlekłej obturacyjnej chorobie płuc (POChP)
Journal
Palliative Medicine in Practice
Issue
Article type
Review paper
Pages
39-45
Published online
2015-10-26
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Bibliographic record
Medycyna Paliatywna w Praktyce 2015;9(1):39-45.
Keywords
COPD prognosis
terminal phase of COPD
anticipated time of death
Authors
Beata Brożek
Iwona Damps-Konstańska
Marcin Schiller
Małgorzata Krajnik
