In COPD pulmonary rehabilitation, the GOLD COPD criteria may be superior to STAR in anticipating dyspnea perception and exercise capacity.

Dyspnea (shortness of breath) is common with lung cancer and often worsens with advanced disease. Such trouble breathing may be caused by the growth of the tumor, a secondary infection, disease ...

The following report gives the essentials of two discussions, one in Dr. Cabot's Third Year class, one at a conference of the hospital staff.

David Lynch says he can "hardly walk across a room" due to his battle with emphysema. The Twin Peaks director contracted the ...

The following is a summary of “Investigation of the Relationship Between the Measured Alpha Angle in Capnography and Readmission Within Thirty Days in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients ...

“They come in with shortness of breath or chronic cough, they just can’t get over it.” Inflammatory flare-ups can vary from ...

November is COPD Awareness Month. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death in the U.S. behind ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62(3):319-320. The Clinical Consultation column provides brief recommendations on handling specific pharmacothera-peutic problems in clinical practice. The problems ...