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Depending on the severity of airflow obstruction which could be measured by [[FEV1]], [[FVC]] and [[FEV1/FVC]] and at the time of diagnosis the prognosis may vary. It has a very wide range of severity from well controlled chronic bronchitis to severe obstructed airways with multiple exacerbations that needs hospitalization and even may develop to lung cancer<ref name="pmid12728157">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mannino DM, Buist AS, Petty TL, Enright PL, Redd SC |title=Lung function and mortality in the United States: data from the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey follow up study |journal=Thorax |volume=58 |issue=5 |pages=388–93 |year=2003 |pmid=12728157 |pmc=1746680 |doi= |url=}}</ref>. | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
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Natural History
Depending on the severity of airflow obstruction which could be measured by FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC and at the time of diagnosis the prognosis may vary. It has a very wide range of severity from well controlled chronic bronchitis to severe obstructed airways with multiple exacerbations that needs hospitalization and even may develop to lung cancer[1].