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Questionnaire, peak expiratory flow useful for COPD screening when spirometry unavailable
When spirometry is unavailable, physicians can use the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire score plus peak expiratory flow to screen for COPD, according to data published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Pulmonary rehabilitation improves functional independence in COPD, fibrotic ILD
Among patients with COPD or fibrotic ILD, participation in a 3-week inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program resulted in functional independence improvement, according to results published in Respiratory Medicine.
Using inhaled corticosteroids for 24-plus months ups diabetes, osteoporosis risk in COPD
Adults with COPD who used inhaled corticosteroids for more than 24 months faced higher risks for diabetes, osteoporosis, pneumonia, cataracts and fractures than those with less than 4 months’ use, according to study data.
‘The earlier, the better’: Use spirometry to detect COPD during lung cancer screenings
Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry at the time of lung cancer screening could help identify this disease early in an at-risk population.
Patients with COPD plus depression or anxiety experience greater disease burden
Patients with COPD plus a depression/anxiety disorder had poorer scores related to disease burden and health-related quality of life, according to data published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.
GOLD COPD exacerbation history groups ‘mediocre’ in exacerbation risk estimation
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, or GOLD, COPD exacerbation history groups were “mediocre” in estimating moderate and severe exacerbation risk at 1 and 4 years, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.
44% of patients with acute exacerbations of COPD have hypogammaglobulinemia
SAN DIEGO — Immunoglobulin G hypogammaglobulinemia was found in 44.7% of patients with acute exacerbations of COPD receiving triple therapy, according to a presentation here.
COPD inhaler adherence rises with lower cost sharing, medication management service invite
Patients with COPD had better inhaler adherence when invited to enroll in a program that lowers cost sharing for maintenance inhalers and offers medication management services, according to results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Q&A: Lung inflammation decreases with form of vitamin B3 in COPD
Among patients with COPD, those receiving 6-week nicotinamide riboside, “a B3-like vitamin,” had significantly decreased lung inflammation, according to results published in Nature Aging.
Individuals with impaired FEV1/FVC trajectories often experience wheeze before middle age
Around 20% to 25% of individuals with rapidly declining FEV1/FVC trajectories experienced wheezing and usual phlegm/bronchitis as adolescents/young adults, according to results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.