Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term that encompasses different
pathological conditions having excessive airflow limitation in common. A wide body of …

Measurement of diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO), also known as
transfer factor, is the second most important pulmonary function test (PFT), after spirometry …

This is the fourth version of the updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of
asthma, developed by the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) group, a subsidiary of the Saudi …

Background: The progression of obstructive airway diseases (OADs) including asthma,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma-COPD overlap syndrome in …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) in Saudi adults aged 40 years using standardised post …

Background: Co-morbidities may complicate the clinical management of chronic conditions
such as asthma. Aims: To quantify the strength of the relationship between asthma and other …

Cigarette smoking is the most prevalent risk factor for the development of adult-onset
respiratory diseases associated with airflow obstruction, namely emphysema and chronic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are the most frequent chronic
respiratory diseases that affect the general population. For a long period of time these two …

Objectives We aimed to estimate the incidence and prevalence of chronic lung disease
(CLD), including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in the MS population …

This review proposes a critical reassessment (based entirely on published evidence) of the
following seven common beliefs about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD):(1) …