With the earlier definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients were essentially defined as having either chronic bronchitis or emphysema, with emphysema classified as a ...

1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Tannourine Governmental Hospital, Batroun, Lebanon. 2 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal ...

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distinguishing it from the emphysematous changes seen with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

In this review we summarise what we have learned about the natural history of COPD exacerbations from clinical studies that have incorporated physiological measurements. We discuss the pathophysiology ...

lumc.nl Patients with COPD experience respiratory symptoms ... in which several healthcare providers (ie, nurses, general practitioners, physiotherapists, pulmonologists) collaborate to provide ...

Spontaneous pneumothorax: pathophysiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis ... Staplers versus hand-sewing for pulmonary lobectomy: randomized controlled trial. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2014; ...

For patients with COPD, budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol does not improve clinical outcomes compared with fluticasone-umeclidinium-vilanterol.

The following is a summary of “Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on respiratory function in mechanically ventilated ...

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More than 11 million people in the United States are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including more than 3 million people with emphysema, a type of COPD. This chronic ...

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