Jamori Ward

Mrs. Hensel
English IV
18 February 2015
Annotated Bibliography: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Brzostek, Dorota, and Marek Kokot. "Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap
Syndrome in Poland. Findings of an Epidemiological Study." Advances In Dermatology and
Allergology / Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii 31.6 (2014): 372-379. Academic Search
Complete. Web. 19 Feb. 2015.
This article explains how COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) has been recently
increased over the year in Poland. An analysis in certain cases has shown that they represent a
mixed phenotype with a combination of symptoms of asthma and COPD. The study was
conducted using a specially developed questionnaire which was identical all over Poland. The
study involved 384 pulmonary specialists who got in a total of 12,103 patients in the time from
March 2012 to September 2013.Only smoking patients aged over 46 years were enrolled in the
study a priori; nonsmokers were not included. The analysis covered a total of 12,103 patients at
an age of 61 in 9.3 years, including 46.6 percent of women and 53.1 percent of men.
This article is a reliable source because it has a citation and it is up to date. It was written by
Korean doctors whom which decided to do an experiment on COPD. Their words were very
truthful and really precise. The study also includes statistics and helpful facts that include the
days and the months so that anyone who is looking at their article would understand and take in
and everything that is put out. This is information could be very useful to future studies or
anyone who is working on the studies for future references.
This article is a great source for a research project because it informs any and everybody about
how many people even all over the world is affected by this disease. A lot of times, bad habits
arent easy to quit and one thing leads to another and it always has a consequence. Being told
about the dangers of smoking or doing anything that affects the lungs is very helpful in this day
in age. There will be a day where someone may need to know the statistics and ways to treat
COPD. This article will also provide evidence of how COPD could affect the body as a whole.

WEI-FANG, XU, et al. "Metabolomic Changes In Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease with Abnormal Savda Syndrome. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 9.2 (2015):
425-431. Academic Search Complete. Web. 19 Feb. 2015.
This article explains how to determine the metabolic biomarkers for abnormal Savda syndrome
in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A total of 103 patients with
COPD were grouped into abnormal Savda and non-abnormal Savda syndrome groups and 52
healthy volunteers acted as the control group. The patients with COPD with abnormal Savda
syndrome had very low levels of amino acids, glycoproteins and unsaturated lipids. Abnormal
Savda syndrome was one of the main types of syndrome among the patients with COPD. The
plasma metabolic disorder was also associated with a low immune function of the body and
endocrine and energy metabolism disorders.
This article is a reliable source because it is up to date and also has the dates received and
accepted. The article was received December 26, 2013 and accepted May 12, 2014. They also
have a list at the beginning of the article including where it came from and who it was approved
by. An acknowledgement given was that the study was supported by the National Natural
Science Foundation of China. There were 19 different references also listed in the article.
This article is a great source for a research project because it explains a lot. Metabolic changes
are happening in the world because of one being sick and these changes are increasing by day.
The article included everything that needed to be there and had everything in order. The charts
that is up is well done and precisely explain. The documents is well interpreted as of the
terminology that was used it and have loads of usable information.
Olszanecki-Gliniewicz, Magdalena, and Agnieszka Almgren-Rachtan. "The Adherence And
Illness Perception Of Patients Diagnosed With Asthma Or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease Treated With Polytherapy Using New Generation Cyclohaler. Web. 19 Feb. 2015.
This article explains the factors of how the therapy works for COPD. The factors of adherence of
patients diagnosed with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) include the
use of the therapy, fear of side effects of drugs, method of taking the drug, and adverse events.
Asthma and COPD are both are progressive diseases and their exacerbations are a threat to life.
They also both use the same treatment for the disease, inhalers. The adherence to the therapy of
patients with asthma or COPD treated with polytherapy with fluticasone propionate and
formoterol fumarate were broken down according to illness as well as age, disease duration and
severity.
This is a reliable source because it explain in details about how the therapy affects the body and
how will it help. The statistics were on point with the explanations and the graph. The article was
also well written and up to date. It used a lot of discussion and precise writing. Using this source
will help me get the information I need in order to write my research paper.

This article is a great source for a research project because it is simply understandable. Rather
than having an article with a surplus of words not meaning a thing this article is clear and
grouped into categories that would only help to get information out of. The statistics were up to
date and very factual. This article has been through a variety of doctors and also colleges. I will
be able to include the methods and the figures it has on there to further my research.