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 ...

Oct. 25, 2004 — High-flow humidified oxygen improves exercise performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and severe oxygen dependency, according to the results of ...

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 ...

The conclusion was that titrating oxygen administration to adequate levels, as recommended in guidelines, [1] is safer than administering oxygen at high flow rates to patients with COPD who may ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...