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Anyone who smokes and/or has shortness of breath and sputum production could have COPD. 

 COPD-X Checklist 469.33 Kb

This checklist is based on the evidence based consensus document, the COPDX Plan, Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2003.

This was an independent joint project of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and The Australian Lung Foundation, contributed to by physicians, general practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals.

See - MJA 2003; 178(Suppl). Developed by Crockett AJ, Laven GA, Beilby J, Stocks N, Primary Care Respiratory Unit, Department of General Practice, the University of Adelaide, South Australia.