A comprehensive meta-analysis of over 4.3 million adults shows e-cigarette use is associated with significantly higher odds ...

For COPD patients with a nutritional goal to lose weight, some simple approaches can do a lot of good, Mosher noted, pointing ...

Follow-up after ED visits for an AECOPD, regardless of the admission status, is recommended. [4] Despite these recommendations, in one Canadian AECOPD study, routine COPD follow-up was low in both ...

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COPD represents a growing global public health problem. In one population-based study conducted at multiple international sites, approximately 10% of participants 40 years of age or older were ...

Patient education is critical for self-monitoring of COPD disease progression. News. ... Optimal Management of COPD: Escalation and De-escalation of Therapy. EP: 10.

Program Description. In this micro-activity, learners will engage with a 15-minute expert faculty podcast focused on the latest advancements in COPD management and novel therapeutics.

Best practices in managing patients with COPD, second edition, released. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 06 / 140611093052.htm ...

Inhaler technique informs health care outcomes in COPD management and should be a primary focus in patient education priorities. EP: 1 . Risk Factors and Comorbidities Impacting Patients With COPD ...

Patient education forms an essential element of COPD management. The goal of COPD management is to improve a patient’s quality of life by safeguarding optimal lung function, improving symptoms ...

At 36 months, the decrease in COPD-related hospitalizations had doubled to 18.1 per 1000 patients per month and the decrease in ED visits had more than doubled to -44.6 events per 1000 patients ...

Using the Global Initiative for COPD criteria, a postbronchodilator ratio of forced expired volume in 1 s (FEV 1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) less than 0.7 is currently the accepted diagnostic ...