Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Carrier | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a patient for clinical findings that may indicate the presence of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency?

Yes

Does the patient have?

• a family history of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency?

Yes

• family history of COPD with onset before 50 years of age?

Yes

• cirrhosis with no apparent risk factors?

Yes

• chronic bronchitis with airflow obstruction despite a negative smoking history?

Yes

• bronchiectasis despite having no apparent risk factor?

Yes

• onset of COPD before the age of 50?

Yes

• emphysema with a predominantly basilar pattern?

Yes

• the presence of unremitting asthma?

Yes

Indications to Screen a Patient for Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency