Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a substantial contributor to morbidity and mortality in the United States with an estimated 3.8% age-adjusted prevalence and 141,733 COPD deaths ...
The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) underdiagnosis, false diagnosis, and treatment in the primary care setting is high and often inconsistent with Global Initiative for the ...
The New 2020 Report from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Gives Highest Evidence Rating to Endobronchial Valves, including the Zephyr Valve, for Treatment of Emphysema ...
All of them can make you feel breathless. Doctors use stages to describe how severe your COPD is. This system is called the GOLD staging or grading system. Your grade will affect what treatment you ...