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Descriptor English: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica
Descriptor enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica
Entry term(s) EPOC
EVOC
enfermedad obstructiva crónica de las vías aéreas
enfermedad pulmonar crónica obstructiva
enfermedades pulmonares obstructivas crónicas
obstrucción crónica del flujo aéreo
Scope note: Enfermedad causada por obstrucción crónica, difusa e irreverible del flujo aéreo pulmonar. Las subcategorías de EPOC comprenden la BRONQUITIS CRÓNICA y el ENFISEMA PULMONAR.
Descriptor Portuguese: Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica
Descriptor French: Broncho-pneumopathie chronique obstructive
Entry term(s): Airflow Obstruction, Chronic
Airflow Obstructions, Chronic
COAD
COPD
Chronic Airflow Obstruction
Chronic Airflow Obstructions
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
Tree number(s): C08.381.495.389
C23.550.291.500.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D029424
Scope note: A disease of chronic diffuse irreversible airflow obstruction. Subcategories of COPD include CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA.
Annotation: LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Lung Diseases, Obstructive (1971-2001)
Pulmonary Emphysema (1965-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE 1984-2001
History Note: 2002; use LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE 1984-2001
Entry Version: PULM DIS CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE
DeCS ID: 36008
Unique ID: D029424
NLM Classification: WF 600
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Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2020/01/16
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - Preferred
Concept UI M0384655
Scope note A disease of chronic diffuse irreversible airflow obstruction. Subcategories of COPD include CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA.
Preferred term Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Entry term(s) COAD
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
Airflow Obstruction, Chronic - Narrower
Concept UI M0012747
Preferred term Airflow Obstruction, Chronic
Entry term(s) Airflow Obstructions, Chronic
Chronic Airflow Obstruction
Chronic Airflow Obstructions



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