Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung diseases (GOLD): time to act.

Serum 25-hydroxy Vitamin D levels in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease exacerbation: Short Communication

Regarding immune-regulatory roles of vitamin D as well as its effect on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), the present study aimed to evaluate serum vitamin D levels in patients with COPD exacerbation. The study population included 70 patients with COPD exacerbation who were hospitalized in the general ward of an affiliated hospital with Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjan...

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. NHLBI/WHO Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Workshop summary.

Current ConCepts in the management of ChroniC obstruCtive pulmonary disease (Copd)

introduction the global initiative for Chronic obstructive lung disease (gold) recently published an updated 2016 edition of the global strategy for the diagnosis, management and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Copd)1 the aim of the document is to guide healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and management thereof and to differentiate patients with Copd from those with a...

Physical activity in patients with COPD.

The present study aimed to measure physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to: 1) identify the disease stage at which physical activity becomes limited; 2) investigate the relationship of clinical characteristics with physical activity; 3) evaluate the predictive power of clinical characteristics identifying very inactive patients; and 4) analyse the reli...

Personalization of Device Therapy - Prime Time for Peak Inspiratory Flow Rate.

Abbreviations: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES; Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, GOLD; metered dose inhalers, MDIs; dry powder inhalers, DPIs; tumor necrosis factor α, TNFα; forced vital capacity, FVC; forced expiratory volume in 1 second, FEV1 Citation: Loh CH, Ohar JA. Editorial: Personalization ...