Asthma vs. COPD: Why early differentiation matters, according to pulmonologist

Respiratory diseases such as Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are on the rise partly because of ...
Everyday Health

COPD vs Emphysema: What’s the Difference

“Emphysema is usually a description of images — CT scan or X-ray — and is only one part of the disease of COPD,” says Uddalak Majumdar, MD, pulmonologist at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. COPD is ...
Medscape

Is It Asthma or COPD? Clinical Pearls for Diagnosis by PCPs

Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. A contributing factor is diagnostic ...
Medscape

The Asthma–Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome

Samuel Louie; Amir A Zeki; Michael Schivo; Andrew L Chan; Ken Y Yoneda; Mark Avdalovic; Brian M Morrissey; Timothy E Albertson Atopy, the genetic predisposition for the development of an IgE-mediated ...
Healio

Air pollution, genetics increase risks for COPD among patients with asthma

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Air pollution and genetic susceptibility increased the risks for progression from asthma to COPD, according to a ...
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Woman's Doctor: Certain lung conditions are more common in women; Here's why

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER. 57 YEAR OLD STEPHANIE HARRIS HAS BOTH ASTHMA AND CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, OR COPD. I STARTED SMOKING AROUND THE AGE OF 14 OR. 15. AND I COMPLETELY STOPPED MAYBE ...
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Odds for hospital mortality higher in patients with COPD or asthma vs. asthma-COPD overlap

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Length of stay was 1 day longer for those with asthma-COPD overlap vs. COPD or asthma alone and the cost was ...