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Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica - Prevención

Nombres alternativos

EPOC; Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC); Enfermedad obstructiva crónica de las vías respiratorias; Enfisema; Bronquitis crónica

Prevención:

El hecho de no fumar previene la mayor parte del EPOC. En personas que fuman, la detección y el tratamiento de la enfermedad de las vías respiratorias menores, al igual que tomar parte en programas para dejar de fumar, pueden prevenir el empeoramiento de la enfermedad.

  • Fecha de revisión: 1/18/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Andrew Schriber, MD, FCCP, Specialist in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc
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