Early Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
- Author:
Sei Won LEE
1
;
Jee Hong YOO
;
Myung Jae PARK
;
Eun Kyung KIM
;
Ho Il YOON
;
Deog Kyeom KIM
;
Chang Hoon LEE
;
Yong Bum PARK
;
Joo Hun PARK
;
Yong Il HWANG
;
Ki Suck JUNG
;
Kwang Ha YOO
;
Hye Yoon PARK
;
Jae Seung LEE
;
Jin Won HUH
;
Yeon Mok OH
;
Seong Yong LIM
;
Ji Ye JUNG
;
Young Sam KIM
;
Hui Jung KIM
;
Chin Kook RHEE
;
Young Kyoon KIM
;
Jin Woo KIM
;
Hyoung Kyu YOON
;
Sang Do LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Early Diagnosis; Spirometry
- MeSH: Early Diagnosis; Humans; Korea; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Spirometry
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2011;70(4):293-300
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a substantially under-diagnosed disorder, and the diagnosis is usually delayed until the disease is advanced. However, the benefit of early diagnosis is not yet clear, and there are no guidelines in Korea for doing early diagnosis. This review highlights several issues regarding early diagnosis of COPD. On the basis of several lines of evidence, early diagnosis seems quite necessary and beneficial to patients. Early diagnosis can be approached by several methods, but it should be confirmed by quality-controlled spirometry. Compared with its potential benefit, the adverse effects of spirometry or pharmacotherapy appear relatively small. Although it is difficult to evaluate the benefit of early diagnosis by well-designed trials, several lines of evidence suggest that we should try to diagnose and manage patients with COPD at early stages of the disease.
