University of Alabama at Birmingham-led researchers have refined and validated a new framework for diagnosing chronic ...

In a recent paper, researchers recommended prompt screening methods and management strategies for comorbidities that occur commonly in patients with COPD.

“Diagnosing and managing any health condition ... and it should be reviewed each year.” When someone with COPD has a worsening of their symptoms—called a flare-up or acute exacerbation—it is important ...

(1) Patients with no previous definitive diagnosis of COPD and no acute exacerbation on this admission ... score had a sensitivity of 88.72 % and a specificity of 35.37 % for diagnosing APE. 33 The ...

COPD is a group of progressive lung diseases that includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Despite affecting an estimated 32 million people in the United States, as many as half are unaware they ...

“In the current treatment landscape for patients experiencing an acute exacerbation with asthma or COPD, there are no approved biologics that can rapidly improve lung function and prevent ...

Researchers further found that the likelihood for a moderate/severe COPD exacerbation over 12 months was heightened with high vs. low perceived stress (OR = 4.15; 95% CI, 1.28-13.47). In terms of ...

"In the current treatment landscape for patients experiencing an acute exacerbation with asthma or COPD, there are no approved biologics that can rapidly improve lung function and prevent further ...