March 18, 2010 — Pharmacotherapy, ventilation strategies, and other management issues regarding chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations are reviewed in an article published in the ...

Exacerbations are commonly caused by infections. There is some evidence that COPD patients using inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have increased risk of bacterial pneumonia. 4 We should therefore look ...

Patients with acute COPD exacerbations are seen frequently in the emergency department (ED). Acute exacerbations are associated with significant morbidity, mortality and health care expenditures.

About The Study: Among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at high risk of exacerbation, treatment with the β1-selective β-blocker bisoprolol did not reduce the number of ...

Two abstracts presented at CHEST 2021 outlined risk factors for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among veterans. Posters presented at CHEST 2021 highlighted how comorbid ...

The underdiagnosed and poor management of COPD exacerbations represents a missed opportunity to prevent patient deterioration through proactive treatment approaches. Chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who experienced handgrip strength (HGS) weakness may be more susceptible to exacerbation, a new study shows. Patients with chronic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . After using an antidepressant, the risk for pneumonia and COPD exacerbations went up. Discontinuing ...

The risk of a CV adverse event of special interest did decrease over time after a moderate or severe COPD exacerbation. This article is part of MPR’s coverage of the CHEST Virtual 2020 meeting. In the ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung disease affecting at least 15 million American adults. It’s also the fourth leading cause of disease-attributed death. This makes ...