COPD

Researchers discuss optimal approaches to treating hypertension in patients with COPD, with a given patient’s underlying lung function and any coexisting conditions highlighted as important factors of drug therapy choice.

Tracheobronchial colonization by pseudomonas aeruginosa was shown to increase the mortality risk of outpatients with chronic obstructive plumonary disease (COPD) by 47%, according to study results.

For those with mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers suggest that antibiotic stewardship focus on reducing and optimizing antibiotic use in patients with severe COPD who have a significant risk of drug resistance, according to study findings.

Specific cancer drugs were shown to inhibit cell signaling processes that contribute to neutrophils, immune cells that cause inflammation to the lungs and serve as the main driver of lung damage in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to study findings.

Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) is associated with leg muscle strength in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but not with walking distance or symptoms exhibited by the same patients, according to a recent study.

Thomas C. Corbridge, MD, FCCP, is a GSK medical expert and an emeritus physician and adjunct professor of medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Corbridge received his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice for over 30 years. Dr. Corbridge specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine and is experienced in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and general pulmonology.

A recently published study amassed real-world evidence from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), concluding that “there has been a closing of the gap in COPD prevalence among both genders.”

The study aimed to assess the prevalence of expiratory flow limitation in patients who require mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory failure.