Adult Bronchiectasis- Revisit that COPD label

About this episode

This episode discusses the misdiagnosis of bronchiectasis as COPD and its implications in general practice.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, two GPs sit down for a peer-to-peer discussion on non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis—a chronic suppurative lung disease that is increasingly recognized as a major cause of chronic cough and recurrent chest infections in general practice. Up to 45% of patients given a clinician-assigned COPD diagnosis may actually lack airflow obstruction or a consistent smoking history, leading to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatments. We unpack how to recognize, di...

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Host: Mukul Modgil

Guest: two GPs

Topics covered

• bronchiectasis
• COPD
• chronic cough
• chest infections
• misdiagnosis

Keywords

• bronchiectasis
• COPD
• chronic lung disease
• chronic cough
• recurrent chest infections

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Organizations: Australian GP Studycast

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