P Enrighta - Primary Care Respiratory Journal, 2008 - thepcrj.org Summary Spirometry programs (outside of primary care settings) designed to detect COPD in
the general adult population are not justified, since the true positive yield (airway obstruction
with an FEV1 below 60% predicted) is very low, and the false positive rate is very high. ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - View as HTML - All 4 versions
Y Oba, T Zaza, DM Thameem - International Journal of Chronic …, 2008 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov COPD is a chronic disease and, like many other chronic diseases, there is no treatment to reverse
the severity of the disease except for lung transplant. To date, no inhaled medications have been
shown to improve survival. Tiotropium bromide is a long-acting inhaled anticholinergic ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 5 versions
GJ Rodrigo, JA Castro-Rodriguez, LJ Nannini, VP … - Respiratory Medicine, 2009 - Elsevier Nineteen randomized controlled trials (18,111 participants) were selected. There was no difference
in the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events (RR = 0.96; 95% CI, 0.82–1.12, I 2 = 6%). Among
individual components of the composite outcome, tiotropium did not significantly increase ... Cited by 4 - Related articles - All 13 versions
T Welte - 2009 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multi-component disease characterised
by airflow limitation and airway inflammation. Exacerbations of COPD have a considerable impact
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W Doehner, S von Haehling, SD Anker, M … - Wiener Klinische …, 2009 - Springer Summary. Chronic cardiopulmonary disease typically induces and maintains (over)activation
of several phy- logenetically old adaptational and defensive mecha- nisms. Activation was usually
needed for a limited pe- riod during acute danger or injury. In chronic disease conditions, ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 2 versions
P Treatment - US Pharm, 2009 - uspharmacist.com Pharmacologic treatment of tobacco use and dependence is recommended when counseling
alone is not effective. Factors such as medical contraindications, pregnancy, age, and frequency
or number of packs smoked should be considered in choosing a treatment regimen. 1 All ... Related articles - Cached - All 6 versions
G Rohde - Respiratory Medicine: COPD Update, 2009 - Elsevier COPD outcomes remain a significant issue clinically as well as scientifically. The BODE (Body
mass index, airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise capacity) index has recently been shown
to predict survival in cohort studies of COPD. It is important to verify for such a surrogate ... Related articles
B Milk, L Respiratory - Cough - ovha.vermont.gov Page 1. Therapeutic Class Review: inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β2-agonist
combination products Page 45 of 59 Copyright 2009 • Review Completed on
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GW Staton Jr, C Resolution, K Points - medscape.com On further questioning, he mentions that each winter he has what he refers to as "month-long
chest colds" that are associated with worsened dyspnea on exertion. After each of these
colds, he has difficulty attaining his previous baseline exercise tolerance. On several ...
DK Hogarth, TA Jacobson - Clinical Cornerstone, 2009 - Elsevier A meta-analysis recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found
an increased risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular death associated
with inhaled anticholinergic use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( ... Related articles - All 2 versions
