ALLMedicine Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Center

May 31st, 2020 - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) involves airway inflammation and remodeling leading to small airways disease and emphysema, which results in irreversible airflow obstruction. During lung development, reciprocal interactions between th...

May 31st, 2020 - Lung transplant remains the only viable treatment for certain patients with end-stage lung diseases. Such patients can become either single or double lung recipients. The 2 procedures are associated with specific risks and benefits. The aim of the...

May 31st, 2020 - Smoking is an important causative factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and females are considered more susceptible to the effects of smoking than males. However, in previous Korean studies, the effects of sex differences on the ...

May 31st, 2020 - No study has evaluated the utility of different classifications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) airflow limitation (AFL) in terms of the refined "ABCD" classification of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (G...

May 31st, 2020 - C-reactive protein point of care testing: the answer to antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?|2020|Llor C,Miravitlles M,|

Mar 14th, 2020 - Approximately 1% to 4% of all visits to primary care offices are for dyspnea.1 The proper use of pulmonary function tests can help differentiate many of the causes of dyspnea, monitor the progression of chronic pulmonary disease, and assess respon...

Feb 16th, 2020 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disorder in which patients are at high risk for both pulmonary and systemic complications of their disease. Medical nutrition therapy by a registered dietitian nutritionist can be ...

Oct 19th, 2019 - Observational studies suggest that beta-blockers may reduce the risk of exacerbations and death in patients with moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but these findings have not been confirmed in randomized trials.

Sep 30th, 2019 - To assess the relationship between muscular strength measures and mortality in outpatient populations with chronic diseases such as cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, renal disease, and metabolic and vascular diseases, and in criticall...

May 23rd, 2019 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; including chronic bronchitis and emphysema) is a chronic respiratory condition characterised by shortness of breath, cough and recurrent exacerbations. Long‐term antibiotic use may reduce both bacterial...

May 31st, 2020 - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) involves airway inflammation and remodeling leading to small airways disease and emphysema, which results in irreversible airflow obstruction. During lung development, reciprocal interactions between th...

May 31st, 2020 - Lung transplant remains the only viable treatment for certain patients with end-stage lung diseases. Such patients can become either single or double lung recipients. The 2 procedures are associated with specific risks and benefits. The aim of the...

May 31st, 2020 - Smoking is an important causative factor of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and females are considered more susceptible to the effects of smoking than males. However, in previous Korean studies, the effects of sex differences on the ...

May 31st, 2020 - No study has evaluated the utility of different classifications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) airflow limitation (AFL) in terms of the refined "ABCD" classification of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (G...

May 31st, 2020 - C-reactive protein point of care testing: the answer to antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?|2020|Llor C,Miravitlles M,|

Apr 23rd, 2020 - (Reuters Health) - Vapers who died because their lungs were damaged by e-cigarettes were nine times more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than those who were hospitalized for vaping but survived, according to a new analy...

Apr 23rd, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have more than four times higher odds of developing severe COVID-19 infection, while current smokers may also be more prone to severe disease, according to a ne...

Apr 6th, 2020 - The risk of lung cancer in never smokers who develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is actually higher than it is in ever smokers who do not have COPD, an observational cohort study has shown. Patients with COPD who had never smoked ...

Apr 1st, 2020 - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by reduced airflow. Patients typically have symptoms of chronic bronchitis and emphysema, but the classic triad also includes asthma. COPD symptoms include worsening brea...

Mar 25th, 2020 - Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were both linked to an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis in a recent large, prospective cohort study, researchers have reported, which adds to a growing body of evidence that airway inflammatio.