Investigators of a 3-year observational study identified independent risk factors for exacerbations related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and successfully developed a novel risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Exacerbation risk factors in this population included GERD, chronic bronchitis, high symptom burden and ...

A recent study explored exacerbation history to determine what it revealed about prognosis. The findings suggested that exacerbation severity history was predictive of future exacerbation status.

Clinical guidelines recommend use of exacerbation history in choosing therapies to predict the risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations, but an analysis of data from three ...

In the spring, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may develop a common acute respiratory viral infection (ARVI) into a serious exacerbation. On April 20, Sergey Avdeev, MD, ...

Highly symptomatic bronchiectasis patients have increased exacerbation risks, regardless of previous exacerbation history or disease severity. Current guidelines do not recommend preventive treatments ...

Acute exacerbations adversely affect patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Macrolide antibiotics benefit patients with a variety of inflammatory airway diseases. We performed a ...

Getting an asthma diagnosis means you have to learn some new lingo. Your doctor may throw around phrases like “peak flow readings” (a way to measure how well your lungs are functioning), “short-acting ...

The AIRQ effectively identifies asthma exacerbation risk at 3 months and 12 months among patients with varying levels of asthma severity.