Via practica 2/2005

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

The increasing prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is becoming worldwide problem. The survey of recent views to the etiopathogenesis, diagnostic and treatment of the most common pulmonary disease is presented in this article. This disease is in the fifth place in the causes of death world over and in 2020 it will get in the third place.

Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, risk factors, early diagnostic, treatment.