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Tag Archives: copd
SOFTMASH – mnemonic for assessing COPD
Clinical features differentiating COPD and asthma (NICE 2010)
| COPD | Asthma | |
| Smoker or ex-smoker | Nearly all | Possibly |
| Symptoms under age 35 | Rare | Often |
| Chronic productive cough | Rare | Often |
| Breathlessness | Persistent and progressive | Variable |
| Night time waking with breathlessness and and/or wheeze | Uncommon | Common |
| Significant diurnal variation or day-to-day variability | Uncommon | Common |
Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Bronchitis
- Cough
- Increased production of mucus
- Dyspnoea
- Wheezing
- Fatigue
- Signs of global hypoxaemia
Taken from Nursing in Practice 62 p58
Anaemia and Non-Inflammatory Respiratory Disease
According to the International Journal of Clinical Practice (2001. 65:479-486) around 10% of patients with severe non-inflammatory respiratory diseases suffer from anaemia. It is already known that there is a link between COPD and anaemia.
