Treatment options for COPD include bronchodilators and antiinflammatory agents, the former are central to the symptomatic management of patients with COPD ( Table 2). At present (due to ...

COPD can be managed by proper medications like bronchodilators, oxygen therapy, breathing exercises, quitting smoking and a good diet. Acute exacerbations of COPD cases (AECOPD) need medical ...

Guidelines recommend long-acting bronchodilators as first-line therapy in patients with moderate and severe COPD. However, when used alone, many current therapies address a limited number of ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition that affects more than 14 million U.S. adults, is marked by damage to the airways. It typically refers to emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Other treatment options include bronchodilators, which relax the muscles around the airways, and pulmonary rehabilitation, a broad program that helps improve the well-being of people who have ...

Bronchodilator therapy forms the mainstay of treatment for people with COPD. Bronchodilators work by altering the airways’ smooth muscle tone, leading to widening of the airways, which ...

Individuals with impaired lung function trajectories experience a higher burden of respiratory symptoms, including wheeze and ...

A meta-analysis of studies investigating the use of home oxygen therapy, both LTOT and nocturnal oxygen therapy, for patients with COPD and moderate hypoxemia found no clinical benefit and no ...

Recent research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine confirms that emphysema was detected in 24% to 31% of patients undergoing lung cancer screening. This means that for millions of Americans, ...

support the published findings of other recent COPD studies in which the beneficial ... even when other bronchodilators are unavailable or unaffordable (7). History and outlook Following its ...