The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast #356 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Update with Dr. Antonio Anzueto
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Sep 26, 2022 AI Snips
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Airline Timetables Became A Lifelong Hobby
- Antonio Anzueto memorized airline schedules as a child and follows aviation economics closely.
- He compares airline coordination to hospital operations and uses travel planning as a hobby.
COPD Demographics Have Shifted
- COPD now often presents in younger women, not just elderly male smokers.
- Early-life exposures and cumulative insults shape COPD risk decades before diagnosis.
Use Spirometry To Diagnose COPD
- Always confirm suspected COPD with spirometry and post-bronchodilator testing.
- Use the fixed FEV1/FVC ratio <0.70 to define airflow obstruction.