COPD
From the Journals
COPD care bundle curbs all-cause readmissions
Patients with acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations also had increased maintenance therapy with bundled care plan
From the Journals
Nitrogen test predicts lung function decline
Signs of reduced lung function illustrate the role of small airways disease in COPD development.
Conference Coverage
Pulmonologist consult at COPD admission reduces risk of return
“When stratified by severity of COPD at the time of admission, the difference in the readmission rate was even greater.”
Opinion
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines 2022: Management and treatment
According to the GOLD report, initial management of COPD should aim at reducing exposure to risk factors such as smoking or other chemical...
Feature
Mucus unplugged
Investigators seek balance between preserving mucus’s protective function and reducing oversecretion in inflammatory lung diseases.
Conference Coverage
Large trial of home-based COPD rehab shows positive results
Those assigned to the intervention had a significant and clinically meaningful improvement.
Feature
Climate change magnifies health effects of wildfire smoke in care deserts
About 5.5 million Americans live in the 488 counties where drive times to pulmonologists are an hour or more.
Conference Coverage
Lung volume reduction methods show similar results for emphysema
“Until now there had been no direct comparison of the two to inform decision-making.”
Conference Coverage
Biomarker-guided steroid therapy shown safe for COPD
“A personalized endotype-based treatment with oral prednisolone is possible in patients with COPD.”
Conference Coverage
RETHINC takes air out of COPD-like therapy for smokers
Bronchodilator therapy was no better than placebo at reducing respiratory symptoms in smokers without airway obstruction.