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I got diagnosed with reactive airway disease is there any chance i could develop copd?
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No: Reactive airway disease is often but not always another word for asthma
Answered 10/8/2014
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Yes. : It depends on who made the diagnosis and what criteria were used to make a diagnosis of reactive airway disease. We do know that historically patients with asthma who were either untreated or undertreated in childhood and adolescence went on to develop COPD in the future.
Answered 10/31/2014
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