SOME RISK FACTORS FOR PROGRESSION OF СHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE

The increase in the number of methods for diagnosing COPD and their constant improvement, the need to establish an accurate diagnosis in the early stages raises the question of the urgent need for researchers to use a minimal but sufficient set of studies. The use of each subsequent method should ensure the obtaining of data that could not be established using the previous one. When comparing different methods, one should find out their limits and capabilities, advantages and disadvantages, the possibility of replacing them with less invasive ones, as well as the reliability and value of the information obtained.