Open AccessSystemic manifestations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Eleanor Warwick,
Andrew Scourfield,
Jennifer K Quint
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
british journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7390
pISSN - 1750-8460
DOI - 10.12968/hmed.2015.76.6.324
Subject(s) - medicine , exacerbation , pulmonary disease , intensive care medicine , disease , systemic disease , systemic inflammation , inflammation
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a complex multisystem disease with comorbidities and systemic manifestations that affect respiratory symptoms, exacerbation frequency and mortality. This article gives an overview of these systemic manifestations and their importance, and offers strategies for managing them.
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