Digital Therapeutics for COPD Patient Self-Management: Needs Analysis and Design Study
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38269795/
Timely management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations can improve recovery and reduce the risk of hospitalization. Digital therapeutics are digital interventions, based on best evidence, designed to provide...
Researchers reported on the functionalities of a COPD digital therapeutic mobile app involving patients and physicians and presented a knowledge-driven digital therapeutic for COPD self-management.
The Experiences of People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Using Activity Monitors in Everyday Life: an Interpretative Phenomenological Study
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38236066/
Activity monitors were perceived to be beneficial and useful to people with COPD, not just for monitoring their activity, but also helping to self-manage their condition. Activity monitors may be...
Activity monitors were perceived to be beneficial and useful to people with COPD, not just for monitoring their activity, but also helping to self-manage their condition.
Can We Use Lung Function Thresholds and Respiratory Symptoms to Identify Pre-COPD? A Prospective, Population-Based Cohort Study
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38236192/
Our findings support the inclusion of pre-BD spirometry in the physiological definition of pre-COPD and indicate that pre-BD FEV 1 /FVC at the 10 th percentile accurately identifies individuals at...
These findings support inclusion of prebronchodilator spirometry in the physiologic definition of pre-COPD, indicating that prebronchodilator FEV1/FVC at the 10th percentile accurately identified individuals at high risk of developing COPD in community-based settings.
Achromobacter Pneumonia in a Patient With Advanced COPD, a Diagnostic Challenge
Source : https://casereports.bmj.com/content/17/1/e254306
Bacterial pneumonia causes significant morbidity and mortality especially in elderly and immunocompromised hosts. Achromobacter xylosoxidans denitrificans pneumonia is very rarely reported. However, the reported cases have been in patients who...
This report presents a unique case of Achromobacter xylosoxidans denitrificans-associated pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient with advanced COPD.
Oxygen Overshoot: a Case Report Navigating the Perils of Unsupervised Supplementation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Supplemental oxygen administration is a delicate balance in managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), where the risk of exacerbating hypercapnia must be carefully considered. This case report describes a 69-year-old...
The patient's self-administration of commercially available portable oxygen bottles led to a cascade of events, resulting in hypercapnic respiratory failure and severe respiratory acidosis, necessitating intensive care.