You suspect your patient has COPD: What’s next?
ADG talks to Dr Kerry Hancock about the challenges and opportunities in management
Tag: COPD
Birth before 34 weeks linked to midlife COPD risk
Prematurity may interrupt normal lung development, setting individuals up for reduced function by middle age, Australian researchers say.
Classic ECG triad points to an unexpected cause of dyspnoea
There's more than meets the eye for this patient with laboured breathing.
Paroxysmal bronchospasm often missed, physician warns
The implications of the condition need to be better understood, the researcher says.
Initiating triple therapy in a patient with work-related asthma/COPD: case study
Case study: meet Nathan who has severe breathlessness
Dual bronchodilator therapy in COPD ‘may raise heart risk’
Prescribers need to bear this in mind considering the extra benefit is only modest, researchers say.
Treating heart failure cuts COPD exacerbation risk: study
The two conditions can be hard to distinguish but early diagnosis of comorbidity benefits the patient, the authors say.
Chronic hypercapnia: Which mask is best for home use?
Respiratory physicians and rehabilitation specialists have trawled the literature to compare efficacy and patient adherence to oronasal and nasal m…
Aspiration linked with severe COPD exacerbations: study
Australian researchers suggest a subset of patients may have a dysfunctional 'middle airway'.
Singing training as effective as rehab for COPD: study
So-called 'lung choirs' can improve patient's physical capacity and dyspnoea, researchers say.
