Not all wheezing is COPD

[摘要] A 53-year-old woman came to us because of shortness of breath. The problem had started about 3 years earlier, had slowly gotten worse, and was now limiting her activities of daily living. It was associated with wheezing, and her primary care physician had diagnosed it as asthma. Since that time, she had been hospitalized at least twice with “asthma exacerbations,” which were treated with systemic corticosteroids and intravenous antibiotics.

[学科分类] 卫生学