Overdiagnosis of COPD in hospitalized patients

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is usually made based on history and physical exam alone. Symptoms of dyspnea, cough, and wheeze are nonspecific and attributable to a variety of diseases. Confirmatory testing to verify the airflow obstruction is available bu...

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Autores principales: Spero, Kerry, Bayasi, Ghiath, Beaudry, Linda, Barber, Kimberly R, Khorfan, Fahim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5565250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28860736
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S139919

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5565250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28860736
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S139919

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