15 million undiagnosed or in early stages
approx 1 in 18 or 5.51% or 15 million people in USA [about data]
The following medical news items are relevant to nondiagnosis of COPD:
As part of COPD diagnosis, consider whether any of these underlying medical COPD causes may have been overlooked:
As part of COPD diagnosis, consider whether any of these COPD complications may have been overlooked:
Read our premium medical health articles on topics related to undiagnosed conditions in general, not necessarily specific to COPD:
One possible misdiagnosis is the failure to correctly diagnose COPD leading to a person remaining with undiagnosed COPD. Any condition can potentially be missed and stay undiagnosed. For a general overview of diseases that are often undiagnosed, see Failure to Diagnose or Under-Diagnosed Diseases.
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