The optimal management of patients with COPD

Standards for the optimal management of COPD: a summary

Tobacco smoking is the main cause of COPD, and encouragement and support in smoking cessation is the best way to help the patient with COPD.

The optimal management of patients with COPD - bpac NZ

As there are a large number of inhaled medicines indicated for the treatment of COPD it is important to ensure that medicine classes are not duplicated whenever ...

The optimal management of patients with COPD - Part 1 - bpac NZ

COPD guidelines recommend that patients with a diagnosis of COPD have a post-bronchodilator spirometry test documented in their clinical record.8 A post- ...

Best Practice Management of Patients With Chronic Obstructive ...

The management of patients with COPD aims to minimize and control symptoms, prevent exacerbations, and improve quality of life.

Guidance for the Better Care of Patients with Chronic Obstructive ...

So, what conclusions do the authors draw? First, there is strong evidence that initial therapy for symptomatic patients with COPD should be administered with ...

Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Guidelines ...

The ATS evaluated long-term oxygen therapy for COPD in a separate guideline. Long-term oxygen therapy of at least 15 hours a day is recommended for patients ...

COPD - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

Bronchodilators are medicines that usually come in inhalers. Bronchodilators relax the muscles around the airways. This can help relieve ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Treatment ...

Smoking cessation continues to be the most important therapeutic intervention for COPD. Most patients with COPD have a history of smoking or are ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - BMJ Best Practice

There is a stepwise approach to therapy, and treatment should be individualized for general health status and comorbid conditions. If a patient with COPD has ...

Full article: New insights into the optimal management of COPD

Patient-related factors, e.g. inhalation technique and inspiratory flow, are key to disease control in COPD. Treatment discordance and patient-related factors ...

Treating COPD | American Lung Association

Endobronchial valve therapy or EBVs are a non-surgical approach for select people living with advanced COPD and emphysema breathe easier.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Treatment - NHS

Short-acting bronchodilator inhalers ... For most people with COPD, short-acting bronchodilator inhalers are the first treatment used. Bronchodilators are ...

New clinical practice guidelines on optimal management of patients ...

use nocturnal NIV in addition to usual care of patients with chronic stable hypercapnic COPD · have patients with chronic stable hypercapnic COPD ...

Goals of COPD treatment: Focus on symptoms and exacerbations

Low-dose erythromycin therapy for 12 months reduced the frequency and severity of exacerbations in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD, with an acceptable ...

Optimal Management of COPD: Escalation and De-escalation of ...

Treatment pathways, including escalation and de-escalation of therapy, for patients with COPD are explored by a panel of medical experts.

Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD

Those requirements include specific recommendations on oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, noninvasive ventilation, surgery in and for COPD, sleep, air ...

Management of refractory chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Outline · SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS · INTRODUCTION · ASSESSMENT OF THE PATIENT WITH REFRACTORY COPD · PHYSICAL, NUTRITIONAL, AND RESPIRATORY SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS ...

A new perspective on optimal care for patients with COPD - Nature

Greater insight is needed into the relationships between the two pillars of optimal COPD care: 'best current control' and 'future risk reduction ...

Best Practices of Care for Patients with Chronic Obstructive ...

The poster will present four best practices to incorporate in occupational therapy for COPD care, based on findings from an exhaustive literature review of ...

Optimal management of heart failure and COPD | IJGM

Short- and long-acting beta-agonists improve respiratory function and symptoms for patients with COPD and are the first-line treatment for COPD.