Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a serious disease . Exacerbations of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an acute worsening condition of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which always accompanied by clinical symptoms such as, shortness of breath and increased production of sputum. Respiratory infection (bacteria or viruses or mixed) is thought to be the main cause in most exacerbations.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTC- reactive protein
the measurement will be done by chemileumeniscence
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPro calcitonin
the measurement will be done by chemileumeniscence
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- Patients admitted to the hospital
Exclusion criteria
* patients with malignancies * patients with other systemic infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The level of C-reactive protein between Infection and Non-infectious inflammatory response in acute exacerbations of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients | 24 hours | Patients will be classified into cases with Infection or non-infectious inflammatory response according to the level of C-reactive protein |
Contacts
Primary ContactHanan Omar, MD
Backup ContactZeinab Ahmed, MD
Outcome results
None listed