RESPIRATORY
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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COPD-GOLD 1
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COPD-GOLD 2
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COPD-GOLD 3
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COPD-GOLD 4
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Detailed explanation-1: -GOLD 1-mild: FEV1 ≥80% predicted. GOLD 2-moderate: 50% ≤ FEV1 <80% predicted. GOLD 3-severe: 30% ≤ FEV1 <50% predicted. GOLD 4-very severe: FEV1 <30% predicted.
Detailed explanation-2: -Stage 4 Emphysema The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) is one widely used formula. Stage 4 is the most severe of the four GOLD stages. Doctors use your stages and many other things to evaluate how serious your disease is.
Detailed explanation-3: -Overview. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. Symptoms include breathing difficulty, cough, mucus (sputum) production and wheezing.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stage III: Severe COPD A person with stage III COPD will begin to experience symptoms that are more severe; these include: An intensified level of cough and shortness of breath. Frequent flare-ups. Respiratory infections (recurrent colds, bronchitis, or pneumonia)