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Which laboratory results are consistent with longterm Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD?

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h.Jennifer

h.Jennifer

h.Jennifer
H.Jennifer

Answered Apr 23, 2018

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is assessed to influence 32 million persons in the USA and is the third driving reason for death in the country. Patients normally ... The result is airflow obstruction that isn't completely reversible.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has irreversible airflow impediment exceptionally during forced expiration. This is because of the destruction of lung tissue and increase in resistance to flow in the directing airways. Along these lines, it doesn't show an improvement in FEV1 post bronchodilator administration (not at all like asthma). This characteristic feature is utilized as an analytic criteria for COPD, i.e. a COPD is analyzed by spirometry if FEV1/FVC < 70% for a coordinated control.

Arterial blood gas may show hypoxemia with or without hypercapnia relying upon the disease severity. pH might be normal because of renal remuneration. A pH under 7.3 for the most part demonstrate severe respiratory compromise. A blood test taken from an artery, i.e. Arterial Blood Gas (ABG), can be tried for blood gas levels which may show low oxygen (hypoxaemia) as well as high carbon dioxide (respiratory acidosis if pH is likewise decreased). A blood test taken from a vein may show a high blood tally (reactive polycythemia), a reaction to long haul hypoxemia.

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John Adney

John Adney

John Adney
John Adney

Answered Feb 01, 2017

If there chronic inflamation then leukopenia can occur by relase cytokine
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John Smith

John Smith

John Smith
John Smith

Answered Sep 08, 2016

Erythrocytosis2. Hypoxemia3. Hypercapnia
Correct answers: a, b, and c. COPD is characterized by a decrease in oxygen and increase in carbon dioxide so hypoxemia and hypercapnia are expected. Erythrocytosis or an increase in RBCs also occurs as a compensatory effort to maintain tissue oxygenation. It is frequently seen as PaO2 levels fall below 55 mm Hg.
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