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

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

and the risk for mortality increases with each subsequent exacerbation, experts said at a meeting in Tuscany. COPD is also a major financial burden on healthcare systems, accounting for 6% of ...

Share on Pinterest PongMoji/Getty Images Spirometry is an important tool for diagnosing and determining ... Episodes of COPD exacerbation are also common in severe COPD. This is the most severe ...

Likewise, the occurrence of a COPD exacerbation significantly increases the risk of ... The new report also covers diagnosing pulmonary hypertension (ie, a mean pulmonary arterial pressure of more ...

After an acute exacerbation of COPD, patients have a 20 times greater ... and all 5 groups can be present in patients with COPD. Diagnosing pulmonary hypertension in patients with COPD requires ...

This year, the World COPD Day theme is “Know Your Lung Function,” emphasizing the significance of lung function testing for diagnosing ... Read more Exacerbation, hospitalization rates smaller ...

"Should all patients with an exacerbation of COPD receive high-intensity noninvasive ventilation? Probably not," the editorialists argued, noting that the "result may only apply to patients who ...

Objective: To explore the clinical utility of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis ... version defines acute exacerbation of COPD(AECOPD) as an ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you’ve almost certainly experienced symptoms caused by damage to your airways or other parts of your lungs ...