Alternative for treatment failure: parenteral therapy (home or hospital); sputum culture-based or adjusted therapy; consider referral to specialist Group III (suppurative CB) First-line oral ...

Explore strategies for controlling COPD and improving health, with a focus on management and lifestyle changes.

Elderly patients have frequently lost height due to osteoporosis and related vertebral collapse. Osteoporosis is more prevalent in smokers and is a recognised co-morbidity associated with chronic ...

Researchers have identified new lung function and blood test cutoffs to improve timely chronic hypercapnia management in ...

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing ...

A recent study conducted by researchers from Seattle-based University of Washington and Durham, N.C.-based Duke University found a strong association between the use of fall-risk increasing drugs and ...

Additional research addressing the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and metabolic syndrome is ...

COPD is a group of progressive lung diseases ... to interpret the images," Dr. Hasenstab said. Additionally, some elderly patients with impaired lung function struggle with holding their breath ...

Study identifies NMLR as a predictor of 5-year mortality in COPD patients, paving the way for personalised care and improved survival outcomes.

The relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ... management of acute exacerbation of CB (AECB) in the elderly patient.