NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT
Journal of the Faculties of Science and Agriculture, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
ISSN: 1119-9008
DOI: 10.5987/UJ-NJSE
Email: njse@universityjournals.org
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) PROGNOSTIC DIAGNO- SIS UTILIZING FUZZY CLASSIFIER PROFICIENT APPROACH
DOI: 10.5987/UJ-NJSE.16.049.1 | Article Number: E6168311 | Vol.12 (1) - May 2013
Authors: Obi J. C. and Imianvan A. A.
Keywords: Fuzzy classifier, fuzzy logic, fuzzy set, diagnosis, COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, ongoing, progressive disease of the lower respiratory tract in the lungs. The hallmark of the disease is difficulty with breathing that slowly gets worse over time. COPD is usually caused by smoking, inhalation of irritant (pollutants, chemical fumes and dust) into the lungs, family history and aging. Symptoms of COPD are charac- terized by chronic coughing, shortness of breadth, wheezing, sputum, cyanosis, blue lip, blue skin, blue nail and insomnia. In this paper, the traditional procedure of the medical diagnosis of COPD employed by physicians is expressed using Fuzzy classifier. The proposed expert system elimi- nates uncertainty and imprecise associated with the diagnosis of COPD.
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