The ability to predict spirometry-defined COPD was significantly better when a modified lung function questionnaire score was ...

During and after an exacerbation, mental recovery involves taking care of both your physical and mental health. Resting, ...

The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung ... Countries around the world use its guidelines and recommendations for diagnosing and treating COPD. The GOLD system previously classified ...

An ongoing cough is a symptom of COPD, especially when it comes with mucus. It isn’t pleasant, but there are ways to manage it. Doctors use stages to describe how severe your COPD is.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and pulmonary hypertension experience improved ...

Using the Global Initiative for COPD criteria, a postbronchodilator ratio ... Failing this, a previous diagnosis of COPD, emphysema or chronic bronchitis in a smoker over the age of 55 presenting ...

Researchers developed a new COPD-ES questionnaire for healthcare professionals to improve the management of stable chronic ...

Asthma–chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap syndrome (ACOS) is a commonly encountered yet loosely defined clinical entity. ACOS accounts for approximately 15–25% of the ...

1,8,13,14 Lack of familiarity with treatment guidelines among primary ... disease and GOLD 4 signifying very severe disease. 27 The mean (SD) annual COPD-related medical costs for patients with ...