Systematic review on inhaled corticosteroid monotherapy and its efficacy and safety in longterm treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Cough-induced lung intercostal hernia

A 73-year-old male with marked emphysema was admitted to the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital in Krakow because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. His medical history was significant for total laryngectomy due to laryngeal cancer in 2010.A 73-year-old male with marked emphysema was admitted to the 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital in Krakow because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. His medical history was significant for total laryngectomy due to laryngeal cancer in 2010

Should you consider antibiotics for exacerbations of mild COPD?

Consider antibiotics for patients with exacerbations of mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

What do patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease die from?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition characterised by a duration of several decades [...

A Comparative study on efficacy of ventilator muscle strength training and ventilatory muscle endurance training on improving work capacity in COPD patients

INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined as a disease characterized by progressive airflow limitation that is not fully reversible and is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of lungs to noxious particles of gases primarily cigarette smoking. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD), chronic airway limitation (CAL) and chronic obstructive respiratory disease (CORD), refers to chronic bronchitis and emphysema, a pair of commonly co existent diseases of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed. Worldwide, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ranked as the sixth leading cause of death in 1990. It is projected to be the fourth leading cause of death worldwide by 2030 due to an increasing smoking rates and demographic changes in many countries. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in United States. Globally males are most commonly affected when compared to females. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) occurs in 34 out of 1000 people. In the most socio economically deprived parts of in the country, 1 in 32 people were diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), compared with 1 in 98 in the most affluent areas. OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of Ventilatory muscle strength training with Ventilatory muscle endurance training on improving the work capacity in COPD patients. DESIGN: The study is a two group experimental study design with pre-test and post-test evaluation. METHOD: Sixty patients aged 30 to 55 years with COPD were selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria and assigned into two groups with 30 patients each, for control and experimental group based on non-probability purposive sampling technique. Control group received Ventilatory muscle strength training and experimental group received Ventilatory muscle endurance training for a period of 4 weeks. OUTCOME MEASURE: Modified Borg scale is used to evaluate the work capacity before and after the treatment. RESULTS: Statistical analysis done by using student ‘t’ test showed that there was significant improvement in patients who received Ventilatory muscle endurance training than patients who received ventilatory muscle strength training. CONCLUSION: Hence, it can be concluded that Ventilatory muscle endurance training shows significant improvement on work capacity than Ventilatory muscle strength training in COPD patients

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Short-Term Ambient Ozone Exposure and COPD Hospitalizations

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death globally and ozone exposure is

Chronic care for COPD patients in Denmark

The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Denmark is among the highest in the world [...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Effects beyond the Lungs

Peter Barnes discusses the growing epidemic of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially in developing countries and among nonsmokers

Glasgow supported self-management trial (GSuST) for patients with moderate to severe COPD: randomised controlled trial

Objective To determine whether supported self management in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can reduce hospital readmissions in the United Kingdom

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

To make a safe anesthetic plan, a nurse anesthetist must evaluate a patient\u27s medical history. Anesthesia providers will encounter patients with COPD requiring anesthesia. It is necessary that nurse anesthesia understands the pathophysiology and peri-operative considerations to provide safe care to COPD patients. The poster provided can be a tool to review the pathophysiology and nursing implementations of COPD. It provides information for the nurse anesthetist to apply to the perioperative setting to improve patients’ surgery outcomes. An anesthetist is always striving to provide quality anesthesia care to their patients. COPD patients require extra preparation to prevent complications from arising during surgery