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COPD Assessment Test Predicts Exacerbation Severity – Doctors Lounge

Filed under: COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,Pulmonary Health — COPD - Google News at 12:13 pm on Friday, January 27, 2012

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COPD Assessment Test Predicts Exacerbation Severity
Doctors Lounge
The COPD Assessment Test provides a reliable score of exacerbation severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a study published online Jan. 26 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Test May Evaluate Severity of COPD ExacerbationMedscape
Assessment of COPD exacerbation severity with the COPD Assessment TestMedical Xpress
COPD symptoms test cuts hospital admission ratesGP online
OnMedica -Nursing Times
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Grace E. Ferguson, 84 – Austin Herald

Filed under: COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,Pulmonary Health — COPD - Google News at 10:15 am on Friday, January 27, 2012

Austin Herald
Grace E. Ferguson, 84
Austin Herald
26, 2012, of COPD at Our House Senior Living in Austin. Grace was born to Elmer and Anna Hallum in Austin on March 25, 1927, and lived her entire life there. On St. Patrick's Day, 1946, she married John H. Ferguson. They lived their entire married life ...

Director’s Comments: What’s the Ultimate Goal of Prostate Cancer Screening?

Filed under: Pulmonary Health — What's New: MedlinePlus Announcements and Special Features at 9:48 am on Friday, January 27, 2012

Listen

Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on "What's the Ultimate Goal of Prostate Cancer Screening?". The transcript is also available.

Is the goal of prostate cancer screening to increase its detection, or reduce mortality? This question is posed prominently in a comprehensive study of adult men recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

January Is Thyroid Awareness Month

Filed under: Pulmonary Health — What's New: MedlinePlus Announcements and Special Features at 9:48 am on Friday, January 27, 2012

Illustration of the thyroid showing the parathyroid glands

January is Thyroid Awareness Month. To learn more, visit the thyroid diseases health topic page on MedlinePlus.

Also, check out the latest news on thyroid diseases and view the interactive tutorial on thyroid surgery.

Test May Evaluate Severity of COPD Exacerbation – Medscape

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Test May Evaluate Severity of COPD Exacerbation
Medscape
January 27, 2012 — Scores obtained at exacerbation with the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) assessment test (CAT) are a reliable indicator of exacerbation severity and can also be used to model recovery, according to a new study.
COPD Assessment Test Predicts Exacerbation SeverityDoctors Lounge
Assessment of COPD exacerbation severity with the COPD Assessment TestMedical Xpress
COPD symptoms test cuts hospital admission ratesGP online
OnMedica -Nursing Times
all 11 news articles »

Assessment of COPD exacerbation severity with the COPD Assessment Test – Medical Xpress

Filed under: COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,Pulmonary Health — COPD - Google News at 3:24 am on Friday, January 27, 2012

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Assessment of COPD exacerbation severity with the COPD Assessment Test
Medical Xpress
Exacerbation severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be reliably assessed with the COPD Assessment Test (CAT), according to a new study from the UK. "There is currently no widely accepted standardized method for ...
Simple COPD score could help nurses predict exacerbation severityNursing Times
COPD symptoms test cuts hospital admission ratesGP online
Reliable test for COPD exacerbationsOnMedica
Medscape -Doctors Lounge
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Simple COPD score could help nurses predict exacerbation severity – Nursing Times

Filed under: COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,Pulmonary Health — COPD - Google News at 6:01 pm on Thursday, January 26, 2012

Simple COPD score could help nurses predict exacerbation severity
Nursing Times
The COPD Assessment Test (CAT) consists of eight questions designed to assess symptoms such as coughing, phlegm, chest tightness and breathlessness. Patients score each symptom on a six-point scale. Researchers from University College London assessed ...

Exercise may boost mood for some chronically ill – Reuters

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Exercise may boost mood for some chronically ill
Reuters
He and his colleagues combed through 90 previous studies including more than 10000 people with health problems like cancer, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), fibromyalgia, chronic pain or obesity. In each study, people had ...

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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS – New York Daily News

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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
New York Daily News
Died at the young age of 65 on January 23, 2012 due to COPD. Beloved wife and partner in crime to the late Patrick Cunniffe. Mother, Grandmother, Sister, and Aunt. Graduate of OLPH HS and Kings County School of Nursing. Notorious card shark who would ...

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I saw my mother gasping just to breathe – and finally, I quit smoking – Montreal Gazette

Filed under: COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,Pulmonary Health — COPD - Google News at 1:19 am on Thursday, January 26, 2012

The Cypress Times
I saw my mother gasping just to breathe - and finally, I quit smoking
Montreal Gazette
COPD patients who cannot or will not quit smoking are like alcoholics. They can virtually taste the cigarette that they crave with every ounce of their being. As a health-care professional in a hospital, I see COPD patients who tell me that all they ...
QUIT SMOKING NOW TO ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFEThe Cypress Times

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