title: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic smoking-related lung disease associated with significant mortality and morbidity. It carries an enormous economic burden on the health care system. This results in a significant social impact on affected patients and their families. In this article, we review COPD in general, critical care management of patients presenting with acute exacerbation of COPD, and methods of prevention.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hattab
authors.forename: Sulaiman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alhassan
authors.forename: Marvin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balaan
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lega
authors.forename: Anil C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012307:Risk Factors