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Chronic Bronchitis

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Reactive AirwayBronchospasm riskCopious SecretionsHypoxiaAvoid HypoxiaPulmonary HypertensionReduced Cardiac OutputDyspneaAir Trapping (Auto-PEEP)

Pathophysiology

Chronic bronchitis is the mucus phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a productive cough on most days for at least 3 months in each of 2 consecutive years. Cigarette smoke and...

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