Tag: COPD
Patients’ Geography Impacts Guideline-Concordant COPD Care
Those living in rural areas with farther drives to care have lower likelihood of receiving guideline-adherent care
Increase Seen in COPD Hospital Admissions Since 2010 in Canada
Age-standardized rates increased among younger women and men and older women, while they declined in older men
Study Looks at Impact of Low Vitamin K on Lung Function
Low vitamin K status linked to lower ventilatory capacity, increased odds of COPD, wheezing, asthma
Generic, Brand-Name Medication Similarly Effective for COPD
Wixela Inhub and Advair Diskus fluticasone-salmeterol are similarly effective and safe for COPD
Study Explores Persons With Tobacco Exposure, Preserved Spirometry
No accelerated rate of decline in FEV1 or increased incidence of COPD seen in symptomatic TEPS versus asymptomatic, but more respiratory exacerbations
Fixed-Ratio Spirometry Underdiagnoses COPD in African Americans
Even with symptoms, GOLD staging misses African American cases
Dupilumab Reduces Exacerbations in Patients With COPD
Significant improvement also seen in lung function, quality of life, severity of COPD symptoms
Mucus Plugs Linked to Increased All-Cause Mortality in COPD
Increased hazard ratio for death seen with plugs in one or two and three or more versus zero lung segments
Preterm Birth Tied to Higher Risk for Obstructive Airway Disease in Adulthood
Higher risk extends to those born late preterm and early term, and infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
CAPTURE Screening Tool Has High Specificity for Identifying COPD
Tool has sensitivity of 48.2 percent and specificity of 88.6 percent for identifying undiagnosed, clinically significant COPD
