GOLD 2022 Recommendations for COPD
The GOLD 2022 report updates evidence for blood eosinophil counts as biomarker in subset of patients with COPD.
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New Tool to Predict Risk of COPD in People of Color
UVA Health researchers say they have developed a better way to predict the risk of COPD for people of non-European ancestry.
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Peak Expiratory Flow Device Could Help Improve COPD Diagnoses
The global COPD burden could be significantly reduced in low and middle-income countries by assessing patients via questionnaire and peak expiratory flow device, according to an international study published in JAMA.
Bronchoscopy: Diagnosis and Airway Clearance
Bronchoscopy plays a role in both diagnosis and treatment of lung disease and recent advances in the procedure have greatly enhanced the usefulness of the fiberoptic bronchoscope.
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Does Noninvasive Ventilation During Exercise Reduce COPD Dynamic Hyperinflation?
A study in Chest evaluated the impact of noninvasive ventilation during exercise in patients with severe COPD.
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Raising COPD Awareness on World COPD Day 2021
World COPD Day (November 17) is an annual global initiative run by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS).
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Sorting Through All the Airway Clearance Therapies
Suction? PEP? Percussion? Oscillation? Cough assist? With an array of airway clearance therapy options available for respiratory therapists, how do RTs choose the right method for the job?
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Air Purifiers May Improve COPD Outcomes
HEPA air purifiers improved respiratory outcomes in former smokers with COPD, with the most benefit found in those who spent more time indoors.
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Paradoxical Bronchospasm a Rare Unrecognized Phenotype of Patients with COPD, Asthma
Paradoxical bronchospasm can represent a rare unrecognized phenotype of patients with COPD and asthma and should be readily recognized and reported, a new study presented at Chest 2021 reports.
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How Peripheral Eosinophil Counts Can Pinpoint COPD Subtype
High peripheral eosinophil counts could help identify patients with COPD and eosinophilic inflammation, irrespective of asthma history, according to new research.
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‘Problem’ Protein in Mucus Identified, May Lead to Targeted Therapies
A specific mucin in the airways called MUC5AC could become a target of better therapeutics to untangle the super thick and sticky mucus that plagues COPD and cystic fibrosis patients.
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How Airway Stem Cell Damage Affects Chronic Lung Disease
Repeated injury to the epithelial tissue of the airways causes “biological aging” of the stem cells located there, which plays a significant role in the development of chronic lung disease.
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Hotter Weather Linked to Increases in COPD Exacerbations
Each one-degree Celsius increase in ambient temperature was associated with a 2% increase in the likelihood of COPD exacerbations in the following two days among current and former smokers with the disease.
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Surprising Early COPD Risks for US Hispanics/Latinos
US Hispanics and Latinos under age 50 had a 7.6% prevalence of COPD, which had associated risk factors including asthma, ever-smoking, and chronic sinusitis.
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September 11 Rescue Workers Developing COPD
Twenty years after the September 11 attacks, rescue workers and volunteers who attended the World Trade Center site are beginning to develop COPD often following a previous diagnosis of asthma.
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