COPD Phenotypes - implications for care #MMPMID28688465
Mirza S; Benzo R
Mayo Clin Proc 2017[Jul]; 92 (7): 1104-12 PMID28688465show ga
COPD phenotyping can help define clusters of patients with common characteristics that relate to clinically meaningful outcomes. In this review, we describe seven clinically meaningful COPD phenotypes that can be identified by the primary care provider as well as the specialist, and that carry specific management and prognostic implications. These are: the asthma-COPD overlap phenotype, the frequent exacerbator phenotype, the upper lobe-predominant emphysema phenotype, the rapid decliner phenotype, the co-morbid COPD phenotype, the physical frailty phenotype, and the emotional frailty phenotype.