A Belgian survey on the diagnosis of asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.
INTRODUCTION: Patients with chronic airway disease may present features of both asthma and COPD, commonly referred to as asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). Recommendations on their diagnosis are diffuse and inconsistent. This survey aimed to identify consensus on criteria for diagnosing ACOS. METHODS: A Belgian expert panel developed a survey on ACOS diagnosis, which was completed by 87 pulmonologists. Answers chosen by ≥70% of survey respondents were considered as useful criteria for ACOS diagnosis. The two most frequently selected answers were considered as major criteria, others as minor... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
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DOVE Medical Press
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Schlagwörter: | ACOS / COPD / Airway obstruction / Asthma / Diagnosis / Inhaled corticosteroids |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26526651 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/183261 |