| Choice of Bronchodilator Therapy for Patients with COPD. | |
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PMID: 21428773 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive airway inflammatory condition that is associated with accelerated decline of lung function and is characterized by worsening dyspnea with episodes of increased number and severity of symptoms, termed exacerbations.(1) The main objectives of managing COPD are a reduction in the severity of symptoms and the prevention of exacerbations.(2) Bronchodilator therapy is central to the management of COPD; this treatment produces modest increases in lung function as measured by spirometry and a reduction in the dynamic hyperinflation that leads to the dyspnea of COPD.(3) Patients with COPD often present to their physician with . . . |
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Jadwiga A Wedzicha |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The New England journal of medicine Volume: 364 ISSN: 1533-4406 ISO Abbreviation: N. Engl. J. Med. Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-03-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0255562 Medline TA: N Engl J Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1167-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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From the Academic Unit of Respiratory Medicine, University College London Medical School, University College London, London. |
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