When spirometry is unavailable, physicians can use the St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire score plus peak expiratory flow to screen for COPD, according to data published in American Journal ...

High-flow nasal therapy (HFNT), often used for stable patients, can reduce hospital readmission for acute exacerbations for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). High-flow nasal therapy ...

A recent study examined the effects of continuous 24-hour HFNT over 3 days in 10 patients with an acute COPD exacerbation and hypercapnia. The results of the study support the authors ...

No benefit of high-flow therapy (HFT) can be derived from the available study data for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic type 1 respiratory failure.

The addition of high-flow nasal cannula to long-term oxygen therapy may decrease exacerbations among patients with stable hypercapnic COPD. Source: Adobe Stock In a randomized clinical trial ...

Designed for use by healthcare systems, the Loop System can effectively monitor patients with COPD, a serious lung disease that over time makes it hard to breathe. COPD is the third leading cause ...

A peak flow meter is a device that measures how well your lungs expel air. The device is a valuable tool for people with a respiratory condition like asthma or COPD, because it helps track the ...

According to Spry, COPD is the third-leading cause of mortality in the U.S., with more than 12 million diagnoses and over 120,000 related deaths annually. Now commercially available, the Loop is ...