The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the USA continues to grow.
Although progress has been made in the the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and …

Dyspnoea or breathlessness is a common presenting symptom among patients attending
primary care services. This review aimed to determine whether there are clinical tools that …

Objective To evaluate the impact of telling patients their estimated spirometric lung age as
an incentive to quit smoking. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Five general …

Primary care spirometry services can be provided by trained primary care staff, peripatetic
specialist services, or through referral to hospital-based or laboratory spirometry. The first of …

Introduction Combined inhaled long-acting beta-agonists and corticosteroids (LABA+ ICS)
are costly. They are recommended in severe or very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background. Underdiagnosis and undertreatment of patients with asthma or chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease are widely discussed in the literature. Not much is known …

Background Guidelines on COPD diagnosis and management encourage primary care
physicians to detect the disease at an early stage and to treat patients according to their …

Background Geographic clusters in prevalence and hospitalizations for COPD have been
identified at national, state, and county levels. The study objective is to identify county-level …

Background The diagnosis of COPD is dependent upon clinical judgment and confirmation
of the presence of airflow obstruction using spirometry. Spirometry is now routinely …

Background Spirometry services to diagnose and monitor lung disease in primary care were
identified as a priority in the NHS Long Term Plan, and are restarting post-COVID-19 …