Comparison of clinical manifestations of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with community-acquired pneumonia
ObjectiveTo compare the clinical manifestations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and to improve the diagnosis and treatment level. Methods720 patients who were admitted and diagnosed as COPD from March 2016 to March 2017 in the Department of respiratory medicine of our hospital, who were divided into AECOPD group and COPD combined with CAP group according to the medical history and the results of chest CT examination. The clinical symptoms, the level of inflammation, the results of blood gas analysis, the results of lung function test, the result of treatment and the occurrence of complications were compared between the two groups. ResultsCough purulent sputum, dyspnea, fever, poor mental haziness of the COPD combined with CAP group higher than the AECOPD group (P<0.05) . The levels of WBC, N%, CRP and PCT in the two groups were all higher than those of the normal values. The level of the above index in the COPD combined with CAP group was higher than that in the AECOPD group(P<0.05). The proportion of hypoxemia in the COPD combined with CAP group was higher than that in the AECOPD group (P<0.05). The lung function of the two groups were all abnormally decreased, and the levels of FVC, FEV1/FVC, FEV1% and PEFR in the COPD combined with CAP group were lower than those in the AECOPD group (P<0.05). The effective proportion of the COPD combined with CAP group was lower than that in the AECOPD group(P<0.05). The proportion of the symptom aggravation and the mortality rate during hospitalization were higher than those in the AECOPD group (P<0.05). The incidence of respiratory failure, heart failure, electrolyte disturbance, multiple organ failure and gastrointestinal bleeding in the COPD combined with CAP group was higher than that in the AECOPD group (P<0.05). ConclusionThe symptoms of COPD combined with CAP are similar to those of AECOPD. But there were significant differences in the level of inflammation, the degree of pulmonary function change, hypoxemia, the occurrence of complications and the outcome of the treatment of the two. Related clinical tests for patients is helpful to correct diagnosis and differential diagnosis and improve the effect of clinical treatment.