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Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Physiotherapy, 2001The widespread application pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be preceded by demonstrable improvements in function attributable to the programs. This review updates that reported by Lacasse et al Lancet 1996; 748:1115-1119.To determine the impact of rehabilitation on health-related quality of life (QoL) and ...
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Update on Clinical Aspects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2019Update on Clinical Aspects of COPD A pair of review articles examines our current understanding of the biology, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
B. Celli, J. Wedzicha
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Pulmonary Biomarkers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2006Abstract There has been increasing interest in using pulmonary biomarkers to understand and monitor the inflammation in the respiratory tract of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this Pulmonary Perspective we discuss the merits of the various approaches by reviewing the current literature on pulmonary ...
BARNES PJ +6 more
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Update on the Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2019Update on the Pathogenesis of COPD A pair of review articles examines our current understanding of the biology, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
A. Agustí, J. Hogg
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Airway obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2004---
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Disease-a-Month, 1988Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is equated with chronic bronchitis and emphysema as one disease entity. In COPD airflow limitation is relatively persistent--unlike asthma. Tests for "small-airways disease" form no part of routine practice, for their accuracy in detecting pathological change is debatable.
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Diagnosis and Outpatient Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Review
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2019Importance There are 30 million adults (12%) in the United States who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease accounts for 3.2% of all physician office visits annually and is the fourth leading cause of ...
C. Riley, F. Sciurba
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Hospital Practice, 1981While the prospects of "curing" a patient of emphysema, chronic bronchitis, or asthma are poor, prompt institution of appropriate drug therapy and adjunctive measures can keep the patient from becoming a respiratory cripple.
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Pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Annales de Réadaptation et de Médecine Physique, 2007Pulmonary rehabilitation, a multidisciplinary and structured intervention for patients with chronic pulmonary diseases, has been shown to improve exercise tolerance, reduce dyspnea and improve health-related quality of life. Pulmonary rehabilitation appears to be cost-effective, since it reduces health care utilization. Exercise training represents the
E, Derom, E, Marchand, T, Troosters
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
Chest Surgery Clinics of North America, 1995The prevalence of COPD has increased as mortality from the two organ systems affected by the same risk factors of smoking, heart attacks and strokes, has decreased. Once diagnosed, COPD is progressive and may lead to disability, usually due to dyspnea, at a relatively early age (60 to 80 years of age).
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