Patients with acute COPD exacerbations are seen frequently ... but not all studies were included in the analyses. Average patient age was 67 years and most patients had a history of cigarette ...

This flexible definition is a more convenient than figuring out if a patient has bronchitis or emphysema. 1 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Tannourine ...

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

Terry Coker, COPD Patient I have been trying to make the best out of it since. I have no regrets. I have a good quality of life, I do just about anything I want to do. Narrator Terry's blocked ...

Early diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving patient outcomes ... 21 Additionally, pulmonary function testing is important for distinguishing between PH groups, assessing comorbidities ...

Diane Kay, COPD Patient I was diagnosed with alpha 1 in '99 but I had symptoms for years and being a flight attendant I had a difficult time keeping up with the rest of the crews. Narrator ...

AstraZeneca’s Fasenra, an IL-5-targeting monoclonal antibody already approved for asthma, represents a promising contender ...

and disease management remains poor. The commentary discusses the COPD Foundation's PIVOT (Patient-Inspired Validation of Outcome Tools) initiative, a patient-centric framework to validate outcome ...