COPD is often associated with significant concomitant chronic diseases. Are you familiar with which other conditions are most common in patients with COPD? Find out by taking our pop quiz.
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease has developed criteria to classify airflow limitation severity in patients with COPD. Test your knowledge of the GOLD standards by taking our pop...
Millions of individuals in the United States have asthma of different types and severity. Do you think all of those individuals should be classified as having obstructive pulmonary disease? Let us know by...
There is much discussion about best practices for antibiotic prescribing. Would you prescribe antibiotics to patients with COPD exacerbations? Share your opinion by taking our poll.
In this “Test Your Knowledge” quiz series, Michael J. Bloch, MD, outlines a patient case and asks which diagnoses need to be excluded before making the diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Understanding the differences between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is critical for successful and positive patient outcomes. But does differentiating the diseases important?
