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1
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Risk factors

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Smoking
Age (onset 55-60 y.o.)
Environmental allergens/irritants
Heredity/genetics
Exposure to biofuel
2
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Definition:

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Difficulty getting air in secondary to exhalation problem (hard to get air out, so hard to get air in - more volume of air left over after exhalations)

3
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What causes accelerated COPD?

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Alpha 1 anti-trypsin deficiency (A1AT)

4
Q

Main treatment goals and strategies

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Facilitating elimination of bronchial secretions via airway clearance techniques
Preventing and treating respiratory infection
Increasing exercise tolerance

5
Q

Medical treatments

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Smoking cessation
Steroids
Bronchodilators
Mucolytics 
Antibiotics 
Oxygen
Lung volume reduction surgery (emphysema only)
Lung transplantation (emphysema, CF, IPF)