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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Open respiratory archives, 2022
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is related to smoking as the main etiological agent although there are other risk factors that can interact influencing the development of the disease. The definition of COPD is based on three points: the presence of persistent respiratory symptoms, exposure to risk agents, and a non-reversible obstructive ...
S. Christenson, Benjamin M. Smith, Mona Bafadhel, N. Putcha   +3 more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

BMJ, 2007
A 58 year old female smoker presents with a complaint of dyspnoea associated with chronic cough and sputum production during the winter months. Her general health is good. She recently took early retirement to spend more time with her grandchildren but found that she is too breathless to lift and carry them or to look after them safely in the park ...
Andrew, McIvor, Paul, Little
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]

The Lancet, 2012
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by progressive airflow obstruction that is only partly reversible, inflammation in the airways, and systemic effects or comorbities. The main cause is smoking tobacco, but other factors have been identified.
Decramer, Marc, Janssens, Wim, Miravitlles, Marc   +2 more
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Journal of Physiotherapy, 2020
No abstract ...
Bonnevie, Tristan, Elkins, Mark
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Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Through 2050

JAMA Network Open, 2023
Key Points Question What will the global and regional burden of COPD be in terms of cases and prevalence by 2050? Findings In this modeling study, global COPD prevalence was projected to approach 600 million cases worldwide by 2050, which represents a ...
E. Boers, Meredith A Barrett, Jason G. Su, A. Benjafield, Sanjeev Sinha, Leanne Kaye, Heather J. Zar, V. Vuong, Daniela Téllez, R. Gondalia, Mary B. Rice, Carlos Nunez, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, A. Malhotra   +13 more
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [PDF]

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2016
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic smoking-related lung disease associated with significant mortality and morbidity. It carries an enormous economic burden on the health care system. This results in a significant social impact on affected patients and their families.
Yousef, Hattab, Sulaiman, Alhassan, Marvin, Balaan, Mark, Lega, Anil C, Singh   +4 more
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Why do physicians lack engagement with smoking cessation treatment in their COPD patients? A multinational qualitative study [PDF]

, 2017
Smoking cessation is the only effective intervention to slow down the accelerated decline in lung function in smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Andreeva, Elena, Bech Risør, Mette, Francis, Nicholas, Godycki-Cwirko, Maciek, Kotz, Daniel, Melbye, Hasse, Spigt, Mark, van Eerd, Eva Anne Marije, van Schayck, Onno, Wollny, Anja   +9 more
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Association of clonal hematopoiesis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Blood, 2021
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is an age-related phenomenon that induces inflammation. Since CHIP is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, Miller and colleagues investigated the association between CHIP and chronic obstructive
P. Miller, D. Qiao, J. Rojas-Quintero, M. Honigberg, A. Sperling, C. Gibson, A. Bick, A. Niroula, M. McConkey, Brittany Sandoval, Brian C Miller, Weiwei Shi, Kaushik Viswanathan, Matthew J. Leventhal, L. Werner, M. Moll, B. Cade, R. Barr, A. Correa, L. Cupples, Sina A. Gharib, D. Jain, S. Gogarten, L. Lange, Stephanie A. London, A. Manichaikul, G. O'Connor, E. Oelsner, S. Redline, S. Rich, J. Rotter, V. Ramachandran, B. Yu, L. Sholl, D. Neuberg, S. Jaiswal, B. Levy, C. Owen, P. Natarajan, E. Silverman, Peter van Galen, Y. Tesfaigzi, M. Cho, B. Ebert   +43 more
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The effect of adding inhaled corticosteroids to tiotropium and long-acting beta(2)-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Review) [PDF]

, 2011
BackgroundLong-acting bronchodilators comprising long-acting beta(2)-agonists and the anticholinergic agent tiotropiumare commonly used, either on their own or in combination, for managing persistent symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Aaron, Aaron, Agarwal, Akazawa, Appleton, Barr, Beeh, Berger, Briggs, Calverley, Dalal, Effing, Higgins, Hutchinson, Johnson, Kaplan, Lacasse, Meer, Najafzadeh, Najafzadeh, Nannini, Nannini Luis, Proskocil, Rodrigo, Rodrigo, Roisman, Singh, Singh, Tanaka, Tashkin, Wallukat, Welsh, Yang   +32 more
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Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Handbook of Healthcare in the Arab World, 2021
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity throughout the world. It is the only cause of death among the top ten causes that is increasing and is expected to become the third leading cause of death in the ...
Maher R. Khdour, Hussein O. Hallak, Hani Abdeen   +2 more
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