Figure 4: COPD Disease Trajectory: Current Clinical View^*.

^*Abbreviation: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Adapted from Br J Gen Pract, Vol. 54; Lehman R: How Long Can I Go on Like This? Dying from Cardiorespiratory Disease, p. 892–893 and verbal characterization in Thorax, Vol. 55; Gore JM, Brophy CJ, Greenstone MA. How Well Do We Care for Patients with End Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? A Comparison of Palliative Care and Quality of Life in COPD and Lung Cancer, p. 1000–1006.