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10.27.06 (1 year ago)
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What is GOLD criteria?
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10.30.06 (1 year ago)
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| kalpubabes2005 wrote: |
What is GOLD criteria?
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its for COPD.
0=AT RISK BUT NORMAL
1=MILD FEV1/FVC<0.7, FEV1>80%
2A=MODERATE " , 50 TO 80%
3 =SEVERE " , 30 TO 50%
4 =VERY SEV. " , <30% OR RESP. FAILURE
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05.03.08 (2 months ago)
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| kalpubabes2005 wrote: |
What is GOLD criteria?
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The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) works with health care professionals and public health officials around the world to raise awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and to improve prevention and treatment of this lung disease.
Stages of COPD
Stage I: Mild COPD - Mild airflow limitation (FEV1/FVC < 70%;
FEV1 ≥ 80% predicted) and sometimes, but not always, chronic cough
and sputum production.
• At this stage, the individual may not be aware that his or her lung
function is abnormal.
Stage II: Moderate COPD - Worsening airflow limitation
(FEV1/FVC < 70%; 50% ≤ FEV1 < 80% predicted), with shortness
of breath typically developing on exertion.
• This is the stage at which patients typically seek medical attention
because of chronic respiratory symptoms or an exacerbation of their
disease.
Stage III: Sev ere COPD - Further worsening of airflow limitation
(FEV1/FVC < 70%; 30% ≤ FEV1 < 50% predicted), greater shortness of
breath, reduced exercise capacity, and repeated exacerbations which
have an impact on patients’ quality of life.
Stage IV: Ver y Sev ere COPD - Severe airflow limitation
(FEV1/FVC < 70%; FEV1 < 30% predicted) or FEV1 < 50% predicted
plus chronic respiratory failure. Patients may have Very Severe (Stage IV)
COPD even if the FEV1 is > 30% predicted, whenever this complication
is present.
• At this stage, quality of life is very appreciably impaired and
exacerbations may be life-threatening.
note: these spirometric values are post bronchodilator values.
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