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19688142

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet it remains significantly under-diagnosed. Systematic and opportunistic case-identification efforts in primary care, using questionnaires, careful assessment to identify symptoms, and follow-up spirometry, might improve diagnosis rates and enable earlier detection and management of COPD. The aims of spirometry performed for case-identification purposes are to exclude those patients with symptoms but normal lung function and identify those who require more complete investigation for COPD, including 'diagnostic standard' spirometry. Among patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COPD, spirometry monitoring is useful in identifying those with rapid deterioration in lung function who require further assessment. Spirometry in primary care can also support patient education and may encourage smoking cessation and treatment adherence.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1475-1534
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
216-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Spirometry in primary care case-identification, diagnosis and management of COPD.
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. respiratoryresearch@gmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article