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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2017
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| 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 |