Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of COPD and Asthma

• Other Authors: Nishimura, Koichi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; COPD; biomass-burning; HHIP; sputum supernatant; lung function; indoor pollution; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; cytokines; systemic inflammation; clusters; adenosine triphosphate; heat shock protein 70; lung cancer; saliva; biochemistry; diagnostics; prognosis; 6MWT; STST; exercise capacity; oxygen desaturation; acidosis; breathing; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; dynamic hyperinflation; muscle; ventilation; inhaled corticosteroids (ICS); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); blood eosinophil count (BEC); eosinophil; the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD); acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD); SERS; multivariate analysis; spirometry; lower limit of normal; underdiagnosis; early detection; app-based spirometer; asthma-COPD overlap; asthma; fractional exhaled nitric oxide; immunoglobulin E; COPD guideline; Asia; respiratory pathophysiology; bronchodilator reversibility; biomarker treatment; response; the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI); the revised Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire 2 (SF-MPQ-2); the Kihon Checklist; fatigue; pain; respiratory diseases; inflammatory markers; neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR); platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR); telemedicine; telehealth; telemonitoring; acute exacerbation COPD; diagnosis; prevention; biomarkers; biologics; eosinophils; inflammation; neutrophils; treatment; n/a
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disorder characterized by airflow limitation and is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity across the globe. Although several guidelines have been published over the past three decades, they were generated in response to the fact that COP...