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Blue Bloater |
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Blue Bloater A popular term for the appearance of a patient with COPD with symptoms of chronic bronchitis, normal to decreased lung capacity, increased residual volume with air-trapping, decreased expiratory flow, and characteristic arterial blood gas parameters—decreased PO2, increased PCO2—despite normal diffusing capacity, cyanosis and right heart failure, due to sleep apnea and progressive chronic pulmonary hypertension; with time, it becomes indistinguishable from other forms of COPD
blue bloater A popular term for the appearance of a Pt with COPD with Sx of chronic bronchitis, normal to ↓ lung capacity, ↑ residual volume with air-trapping, ↓ expiratory flow, and characteristic arterial blood gas
parameters–↓ PO2, ↑ PCO2, despite normal diffusing capacity, cyanosis and right heart failure, due to sleep apnea and progressive chronic pulmonary HTN; with time, it becomes indistinguishable from other forms
of COPD. See Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 'Pink puffer.'. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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