Yaşlılarda Koah Ve Beslenme Yaklaşımları

Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an important cause of morbidity and disability. As a result of physiological changes in the respiratory system such as decrease in strength of respiratory muscles and anatomical changes in lung parenchyma, air flow and gas exchange efficiency are reduced. Elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease usually have negative energy balance and negative protein balance. In these patients priority should be given to prevention of this situation by regulating the nutritional status before advanced weight loss and cachexia occurs. Rather than using nutritional support products, planning an Sağlık Akademisi Kastamonu 79