Managing the overlap of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Australian Prescriber
Anne Knight

Abstract

Approximately 20% of patients with obstructive lung disease have features of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseThese patients have a higher burden of disease and increased exacerbations compared to those with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease aloneManagement should address dominant clinical features in each individual patient, and comorbidities should be consideredThere are several interventions that are useful in the management of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAs inhaled corticosteroids are key to the management of asthma, they are recommended in patients with overlapping chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Citations

Jun 17, 2020·Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine·Elnaz Vafadar MoradiAzadeh Soltanifar

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