An overview of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Can tests of small airways' function guide diagnosis and management?

An overview of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Can tests of small airways' function guide diagnosis and management?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is common and debilitating. Most patients with COPD experience intermittent, acute deterioration in symptoms which require additional therapy, termed exacerbations. Exacerbations are prevalent in COPD and are associated with poor clinical outcomes includi...

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Main Authors: Nowaf Y Alobaidi, James A Stockley, Robert A Stockley, Elizabeth Sapey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
diagnosis
exacerbation
monitoring
small airway dysfunction
small airway tests
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2020;volume=15;issue=2;spage=54;epage=63;aulast=Alobaidi

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