Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Guest: Lewis J. Wesselius, M.D.

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD) 

The topic of COPD including risk factors, evaluation and management is discussed with Dr. Lewis Wesselius, a pulmonologist in the Division of Thoracic Disease at the Mayo Clinic. Specific topics discussed include the following:

• Review of the various types of COPD.
• Similarities and differences between emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
• Financial complications of COPD.
• Risk factors for COPD.
• Appropriate tests to order when evaluating patients suspected of having COPD.
• Determining the severity of COPD.
• Management of patients with COPD including the role of bronchodilators, inhaled corticosteroids, antibiotics and oxygen.
• COPD and the risk of lung cancer.

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