COPD

Dr MeiLan K Han and Deb Brown from the American Lung Association answer our questions about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Dr MeiLan K Han and Deb Brown from the American Lung Association answer our questions about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

He talks to us about the controversy around asthma-COPD overlap, the diagnostic challenges associated with overlap, and how to treat patients who do not fall into one box or the other.

Nicholas T. Vozoris, MD, from the University of Toronto, explains that prescribers should use caution when initiating serotonergic antidepressant in patients with COPD, particularly older patients.

Nicholas T. Vozoris, MD, from the University of Toronto, explains that prescribers should use caution when initiating serotonergic antidepressant in patients with COPD, particularly older patients.

Dr John Mastronarde, from the Oregon Clinic, explains how COPD is classified, the GOLD guidelines, and treating patients with COPD.

Quinn Pack, MD, from Tufts University, explains his study about the prescription of smoking cessation therapies after hospitalization for coronary heart disease.