Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC)

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La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) se refiere a un trastorno pulmonar crónico que da como resultado un bloqueo en el flujo de aire en los pulmones. Los dos principales trastornos EPOC son el enfisema y la bronquitis crónica, las causas más comunes de insuficiencia respiratoria. El enfisema se presenta cuando las paredes entre los sacos de aire del pulmón se debilitan y colapsan. Por lo general, la lesión que causa la EPOC es permanente e irreversible.

Fecha de revisión: 5/3/2006
Versión en inglés revisada por: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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