Open AccessComparison of treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by family physician and consultants
Author(s) -
Israrul Haque,
Shamail Zafar,
Tanviruss Salam,
Kawsar Ali,
Shid Butt A Rashid,
Nooul Arfeen,
Ghayasun Nabi Tayyab
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of king edward medical university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2079-7192
pISSN - 2079-0694
DOI - 10.21649/akemu.v12i1.836
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , pulmonary disease , pulmonary function testing , family medicine , intensive care medicine , obstructive lung disease , physical therapy
The goal of the study is to determine whether care for COPD patients is more consistent with guidelines when a Consultant rather than a Family Physician treat the patients. We use the Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease Guidelines as a standard 1. We studied seven parameters, offering Pulmonary Function Test, Smoking cassation guidance, vaccination, use of oral steroid, inhaled steroids, inhaled Impratropium bromide, and symptom documentation. We concluded that both Family Physicians and Consultants are not fully following the guidelines. In compression Consultants are better than Family Physicians.