chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPD; chronic obstructive lung disease; COAD; chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Primary Care Can Address Complex Lung Diseases, Too

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Primary care physicians (PCPs) often face challenges in diagnosing complex pulmonary issues in patients, particularly when nonspecific symptoms appear similar to cardiovascular issues, asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, clinicians can cover both pulmonary and cardiovascular concerns during an exam, potentially shortening delays in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), including pulmonary fibrosis … Read more

COPD Diagnosis Reboot Identifies More At-Risk Individuals

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SAN FRANCISCO — A new diagnostic schema incorporating chest CT and respiratory symptoms into the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can help to better identify patients at risk for poor respiratory outcomes and rule out those with airflow obstruction who have neither respiratory symptoms nor evidence of structural lung disease. The recommendation for … Read more

Researchers Link Metabolic Age Clock and COPD

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The same biological processes that drive aging — such as energy loss — may also contribute to lung diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).  Cleveland Clinic researchers have developed a metabolic age clock that evaluates an individual’s metabolic function relative to the expected norm for their age group. Using this tool, they identified a … Read more

NICE Recommends Annual BMI Checks for Long-Term Conditions

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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has proposed annual body mass index (BMI) checks for patients in England with long-term conditions. In draft guidance, the regulator also suggested measuring waist-to-height ratios for those with a BMI below 35. Identifying Risks and Improving Care NICE said the new approach would help identify people … Read more

Why You Need to Talk About Cannabis With Patients

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A few years ago, UCLA Health began asking patients if they used cannabis as part of an electronic previsit questionnaire completed before well visits. The question is still an unusual ask for most primary care clinicians, said Lillian Gelberg, MD, a professor of family medicine at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. “Doctors don’t … Read more

PM1 Pollution Drives Respiratory Hospitalizations

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Air quality has a huge impact on health, with exposure to particles with an aerodynamic diameter of Respirology examined 408,658 patients from Guangdong Province, China, who were hospitalized for respiratory conditions between January 2016 and December 2019, highlighting the link between PM1 exposure and respiratory health risks. “Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to … Read more