Phenotype variance of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseasese - summary for clinical practice

Abstract

This article concerns about phenotypic variability chronic obstructive pulmonary disease contains pure emphysema, bronchitic phenotype of COPD, COPD associated with frequent exacerbations, COPD plus bronchiectasis, COPD with sleep breathing disorders, or disproportional type of pulmonary hypertension

Keywords

• COPD phenotype
• emphysema phenotype
• bronchitic phenotype
• overlap with sleep breathing disorders
• bronchiectasis
• pulmonary hypertension
• frequent exacerbators