Chronic bronchitis screening
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]
Overview
Screening does not apply to chronic bronchitis.
Screening
There is no recommendation for routine screening for adults who have none of features of chronic bronchitis such as: cough, dyspnea or chest pain beacause, asymptomatic decrease in lung capacities does not need treatment[1].
References
- ↑ Amir Qaseem, Timothy J. Wilt, Steven E. Weinberger, Nicola A. Hanania, Gerard Criner, Thys van der Molen, Darcy D. Marciniuk, Tom Denberg, Holger Schunemann, Wisia Wedzicha, Roderick MacDonald & Paul Shekelle (2011). "Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, and European Respiratory Society". Annals of internal medicine. 155 (3): 179–191. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-3-201108020-00008. PMID 21810710. Unknown parameter
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