The assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) now allows for the evaluation of various patient-reported outcomes (PROs); however, these PROs assess different disease features than ...

A COPD assessment test (CAT) is a tool that can help you communicate the severity of your condition to your doctor. People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have difficulties ...

COPD diagnosis Researchers have proposed that the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) be used as a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical outcomes assessment tool. Members of the COPD Biomarker ...

Share on Pinterest A new screening tool may help identify people with COPD who haven’t yet been diagnosed. Instants/Getty Images Researchers say a 5-question screening tool may help diagnose people ...

The study found that a combination of the Chinese symptom-based questionnaire and microspirometry could provide the most efficient and cost-effective way of identifying patients who need treatment for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sensitivity to detect symptoms of COPD and moderate/severe exacerbations was “good” with use of a questionnaire ...

communication features with healthcare providers. While some of these technologies also feature pulmonary rehabilitation and virtual ward components, these are not included within the scope of this ...

—Physiologic changes apparent well before the onset of clinical COPD may help to predict smokers in whom COPD eventually develops—and can be detected by routine spirometry. Reviewed by Ware Kuschner, ...

Developing a COPD action plan helps patients improve their confidence and reduces their perceived disease burden. By creating action plans to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...

After 12 weeks of nebulized NAC, patients’ mean phlegm scores, as measured by the COPD assessment test, significantly decreased from 3.47 at baseline to 2.62. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) nebulizer therapy ...