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      [A cross-sectional survey of the knowledge on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in physicians of tertiary hospitals in Northern China].

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          To investigate physicians' knowledge about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in tertiary hospitals in northeast China. Physicians from 77 tertiary hospitals in northeast China were surveyed with a questionnaire, which included questions such as risk factors, symptoms, exacerbations, comorbidities and diagnostic criteria of COPD. Besides cigarette smoking, air pollution and pulmonary infections, only 22.5%(40/178) physicians recognized that the biomass fuels may induce COPD. Totally 59.0%(105/178) physicians recognized the importance of spirometry to the diagnosis of COPD. Besides dyspnea, cough, sputum production, wheezing and chest tightness, only 23.7%(42/177) of physicians considered that limitation of activity was an important symptom of COPD. 65.5%(116/177) physicians believed that recurrent lung infections was one of the most important comorbidities of COPD. However, less than 30%[20.9%(37/177)-28.8%(51/177)] physicians were aware of the other important comorbidities. The physicians of tertiary hospitals in northeast China need to be systematically educated on COPD to meet the new guideline.

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          Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi
          Zhonghua nei ke za zhi
          0578-1426
          0578-1426
          Sep 01 2016
          : 55
          : 9
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Respiratory Medicine, the Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
          Article
          10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1426.2016.09.012
          27586981
          21589a9c-9190-46e1-bbd3-3c11ece2fe61
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