This revised guidelines and recommendations are applicable to the clinical settings in Taiwan. We expect this guideline to facilitate the diagnosis, treatment and management of patients with COPD by physicians and health care professionals in Taiwan. Adaptations of the materials included herein for educa...
OBSTRUCTIVE lung disease treatmentANTIBIOTICSACTIVE oxygen in the bodyADRENOCORTICAL hormonesARTIFICIAL respirationDRUG monitoringOBSTRUCTIVE lung diseasesMEDICAL protocolsORAL drug administrationOXYGEN therapyCOPD guidelines: An update on the treatment of COPD exacerbations. Nurse Prescribing , 15(4), pp. 162–...
RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS Compared with domestic clinical guidelines,foreign clinical guidelines included an additional COPD triple preparation,while involving fewer types of expectorants and antioxidants;there were only 12 kinds of COPD treatment drugs included in the WHO standard list of essential medicine,...
Thus, while the importance of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and the optimisation of treatment for cardiovascular diseases according to their guidelines is acknowledged, here we will primarily focus on the influence of symptoms and exacerbations on cardiovascular risk in COPD. Exacerbations of ...
No treatment is available at present that stops the relentless progression of the disease. A better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the inflammatory and destructive disease process is now pointing to several new therapeutic targets. Antagonists that block inflammatory ...
Doctors often describe the way COPD progresses in four stages, which you might hear described as GOLD grades. GOLD stands for Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. That's a group that sets widely used guidelines for COPD treatment. ...
Treatment: Surgery A small number of people with COPD may benefit from surgery. Bullectomy and lung volume reduction surgery remove the diseased parts of the lung, allowing the healthy tissue to perform better and making breathing easier. A lung transplant may help some people with the most seve...
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The number of physicians using inhaler steroid combinations as their first choice of treatment was found to be similar with the previous survey (p = 0.909). Conclusion According to the results of previous questionnaire, the application of COPD guidelines has decreased. The number of pulmonologists ...
All these aspects, together with the treatment of exacerbated COPD and patient care in the final stages of life, can be consulted in the complete version of the guidelines. Access through your organization Check access to the full text by signing in through your organization. Access through ...