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Mar 2019
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (C...

THOMAS WATCHMAN
About this episode

In this episode I cover Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

If you want to follow along with written notes on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease go to https://zerotofinals.com/copd or find the respiratory section in the Zero to Finals medicine book.

This episode covers the pathophysiology, triggers, presentation, diagnosis and management of COPD. We also discuss acute exacerbations of COPD. 

The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

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