There are some situations where COPD exacerbation will require emergency care. If your lung capacity is lower than normal, your body may not be able to remove carbon dioxide (CO 2), which can cause ...

November 20 marks World COPD Day 2024, a worldwide effort with three goals: raising awareness, sharing knowledge and discussing ways to lower disease burden, according to the Global Initiative for ...

The COPD Assessment in Primary Care to Identify Undiagnosed Respiratory Disease & Exacerbation Risk (CAPTURE), developed with support from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI ...

How to test yourself for COPD While you can't officially diagnose COPD at home, self-screening tools can help you recognize patterns in your symptoms and decide if it's time to consult a doctor.

Diagnosing and Understanding the Pathogenesis of Bronchiectasis EP: 9. Improving Long-Term Outlook: CT Scans and Underdiagnosis of Bronchiectasis EP: 10. Bronchiectasis Exacerbation Management EP: 11.

COPD is a progressive disease characterized by impaired airflow and periodic exacerbation. The key measurable abnormality is the forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1).

In these cases, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive, and negative predictive values for echocardiography diagnosing COPD-PH were 43%, 83%, 88%, and 34%, respectively.

How diagnosing and treating asthma, COPD early can significantly improve quality of life Experts say diagnosing asthma, COPD early is crucial. bingdian/Getty Images ...

Assigning risk stratification categories to patients with COPD who have had 1 or fewer exacerbation in the last year is important for determining future treatment and prevention strategies for ...

Gabapentinoid use was associated with a significantly increased COPD exacerbation risk for each group of users compared with nonusers, with hazard ratios of 1.58, 1.35, and 1.49 for epilepsy ...