Assessment of COPD Patients in Gamal Abdelnaser Hospital in Alexandria

Abstract

COPD is an ultimately underdiagnosed disorder, with the diagnosis typically missed or delayed until the condition is advanced. Spirometry is the most frequently used pulmonary function test, and aids health professionals to make an objective measurement of airflow obstruction and assess the degree of its reversibility (Soriano et al., 2009). COPD is one of the leading causes of death in developed countries and affects both men and women. Smoking is the main cause of COPD, and accounts for 80% to 90% of COPD-associated deaths (Torpy et al., 2010). In Egypt, prevalence, morbidity and mortality are still lacking and have to be estimated; however, COPD is arising significant health problem in Egypt (Egyptian Society of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis (ESCT), 2003). Aim of the work: The aim of this work is to study COPD patients in Gamal Abdelnaser Hospital as regard demographic, clinical characteristic of the patients