Most COPD stepwise treatment guidelines address when certain kinds of medications should be added to your treatment plan if symptoms are not well managed.

The reality is that my treatment is consistent with the guidelines, but there are some variations, I think, as a specialist. Byron Thomashow, MD: What Frank said is probably true with most of us.

Objective Long-term azithromycin treatment effectively prevents acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Antibiotic demand for pneumonia and COPD in the top 20 countries showed high global consumption. Researchers conducted a ...

Purpose. The literature was reviewed to determine whether data support current treatment guideline recommendations regarding the use of systemic corticosteroids in the treatment of chronic ...

Clinical guideline released for the treatment of COPD exacerbations The European Respiratory Society and the American Thoracic Society have released a guideline for the treatment of patients with ...

Here, Tan and other experts in the field describe how this new understanding of inflammation is informing treatment. And it's just one of several recent advances in COPD care and management.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) makes it hard to breathe. Narrowed airways can make you cough, wheeze, and feel short of breath. It can affect how you exercise, work, and do other ...

Optimizing COPD Treatment. ... poor understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, lack of concordance with treatment guidelines, and unfamiliarity with novel therapeutics, ...

COPD headaches may be related to chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, or a buildup of carbon dioxide in your blood. Treatment can involve oxygen therapy and medications like bronchodilators and ...

Poor treatment of asthma and COPD puts a huge burden on the NHS. For example, £1 billion is spent on asthma treatment in the UK each year and represents 60,000 to 65,000 hospital admissions.

Over the two-day conference, researchers and providers discuss new treatment guidelines, outline case studies and promising innovations, and connect the various disciplines involved in COPD ...