Guidelines For Diagnosis And Treatment Of Stable COPD Issued By The ACP, Accompanying Video Included

The ACP (American College of Physicians) has released its latest clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). COPD is a lung disease which progresses slowly - lung function is progressively lost. COPD is more common among smokers. The guidelines appear in Annals of Internal Medicine, November 6th, 2007 issue. Over 5% of US adults have COPD. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Primary Care on November 7th, 2007