Open AccessNew combined assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Utilization, pitfalls, and association with spirometry
Author(s) -
Ruchi Dua,
Ranjeeta Kumari,
Vivek Yadav,
M. Behera Ranjan,
Subodh Kumar,
Mayank Mishra,
Suryakant Tripathi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_163_18
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , spirometry , exacerbation , obstructive lung disease , pulmonary disease , physical therapy , bronchodilator , intensive care medicine , asthma
Classification of chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) disease has changed from being solely based on spirometric variables to combined assessment including symptom scores and history of exacerbations/ hospitalizations. There is both lack of awareness regarding change in its assessment as well as underutilization due to time constraints and seeming complexity. Moreover, treatment of COPD needs to be tailored according to the new combined assessment.