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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a prevalent respiratory disease and associated with considerable individual and socioeconomic burden. Recent research started examining the role of psychosocial factors for course and management of the disease. Purpose.
Barrel chest is a common but often overlooked symptom during the later stages of COPD. Learn what causes it and how it may be treated.
9 sie 2007 · Emphysema, a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is a chronic progressive pulmonary disease with significant physical, cognitive, and psychological sequelae. Empirical studies have identified neuropsychological (i.e., cognitive) deficits in patients with COPD (1 – 7).
Patients with COPD demonstrated gray matter decreases in brain areas relevant for the processing of dyspnea, fear, and antinociception. These structural brain changes were partly related to longer disease duration and greater disease-specific fears, which might contribute to a less favorable course of the disease.
18 gru 2014 · Emphysema is defined in pathological terms: ‘destruction of the gas-exchanging surfaces of the lung (alveoli)’ (GOLD, 2001, p. 7). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is defined as ‘a disease state characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible.
Emphysema, a type of COPD, is one of the most common causes of barrel chest. This happens because enlarged lungs and chronic airway obstruction caused by COPD makes it difficult to push all the air out of the lungs when you exhale.
14 sty 2022 · Barrel chest is a sign of conditions that can affect both adults and children like COPD, asthma, and cystic fibrosis. We explain the causes, treatment, and more.
