Perspective from Vijay Sam Nethala, MD The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or GOLD, COPD exacerbation history groups were “mediocre” in estimating moderate and severe ...

Patients with acute COPD exacerbation should be treated with systemic corticosteroids, antibiotics and NPPV. Systemic corticosteroids reduce treatment failures in both in-hospital and outpatient ...

COPD flare-ups to us are extremely serious because they are a marker that you are going to lose lung function. Thomas DeMarini, MD cont In other words, each exacerbation makes your lungs a little ...

Knowledge of these risks would inform rational drug prescribing for prevention of cardiovascular disease, not only at exacerbation but also in stable COPD.