MEASURES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CONCOMITANT CONDITIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

Abstract

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the modern world, leading to very significant economic and social damage, the level of which is constantly increasing. According to GOLD-2011, the identification and elimination of risk factors is an important step in the prevention and treatment of COPD.

One of the reasons affecting the frequency of exacerbations may be chronic foci of inflammation of the upper respiratory tract (UPD).

Therapeutic correction of these chronic foci of inflammation can have a positive effect on the course of the underlying disease, reducing the number of episodes of exacerbation of COPD.

This article discusses the idea of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and concomitant rhinosinusitis, their modern methods of diagnosis and treatment.