Management
Management
08/18/2020
The clinical practice guideline includes 5 recommendations on the optimal management of patients with COPD and chronic hypercapnia.
08/18/2020
COPD
COPD
08/14/2020
The researchers sought to determine whether SAA concentrations are greater among patients with stable COPD who had had at least 2 exacerbations in the past year. Their results were released during ATS 2020...
08/14/2020
anxiety
anxiety
08/11/2020
Individuals with COPD often experience anxiety or depression. Researchers wanted to better understand how the comorbidities influence long-term mortality in COPD, as well as whether a change in symptoms of...
08/11/2020
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
08/05/2020
Past research has shown that a diet high in fruit and vegetables can reduce adults’ risk of asthma exacerbations. Researchers now wanted to determine the effect among children with asthma. The research was...
08/05/2020
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
08/04/2020
The American Thoracic Society, the Japanese Respiratory Society, and the Asociación Latinoamericana del Tórax have developed recommendations for the systematic approach to the diagnosis of nonfibrotic HP...
08/04/2020
Exercise
Exercise
07/20/2020
Pulmonary rehabilitation has many benefits, but past research has provided conflicting results about whether patients with COPD can improve their peak oxygen uptake with aerobic training. Researchers sought...
07/20/2020
Corticosteroid
Corticosteroid
06/29/2020
Researchers analyzed data on patients with COPD and asthma to determine whether the use of inhaled corticosteroids and tracheobronchomalacia are related. Here is what they found.
06/29/2020
community-acquired pneumonia
community-acquired pneumonia
06/19/2020
The consensus statement includes general suggestions about the initial management strategies that should be considered for patients who are immunocompromised and are suspected as having community-acquired...
06/19/2020
Pneumonia
Pneumonia
06/05/2020
It is a new indication for the medication, which had already been FDA-approved for the treatment of patients with complicated UTIs and complicated intraabdominal infections who have limited or no...
06/05/2020
Influenza Vaccine
Influenza Vaccine
05/29/2020
After defining 4 phenotypes, researchers assessed whether vaccination status and comorbidities could be associated with the occurrence of exacerbations among patients with COPD.
05/29/2020