Join Drs Leah Witt and Valerie Press as they discuss COPD exacerbations, treatment, triage, discharge planning, and hospital readmissions.

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Resources

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2023 Report: GOLD Executive Summary https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36858443/jnh

Oral or IV Prednisolone in the Treatment of COPD Exacerbations: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17646228/

Quality of Care for Patients Hospitalized for Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16785478/

Strategies to Prevent Readmissions to Hospital for COPD: A Systematic Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34378468/

COPD Case Study: Pearls for Diagnosis and Initial Management https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/999789

COPD: Finding the Right Inhaled Medication at the Right Price https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/999790

Preventing COPD Readmissions Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: How Far Have We Come? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33065106/

Predictors of Mortality in Hospitalized Adults With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23607835/

Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Readmission Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34329550/

Teaching the Use of Respiratory Inhalers to Hospitalized Patients With Asthma or COPD: A Randomized Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22592354/

Is Pulmonary Rehab Right for Your Patient With COPD? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/999791

What's Your Approach? Managing COPD in Older Adults https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/999792

COPD Foundation https://www.copdfoundation.org/