A total of 161 COPD patients completed at least one CAT questionnaire at baseline, 75 at exacerbation and 52 of these patients completed the CAT questionnaire daily during exacerbation recovery.

This is utilizing NHS resources that could be allocated to another priority area if these people are provided with the tools to self-manage their condition ... The NICE early value assessment will ...

This was a single-center, prospective study. Patients with COPD were included if their post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1)/forced vital capacity ratio was <0.7 and FEV 1 ...

Note: these tools are no longer being maintained. I have left them up as a curtesy but please consider their use ‘as is’ These exercises assess your ability to apply critical management skills to ...

The Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA) is a screening tool developed by the Geriatrics Division of Saint Louis University. The RGA includes assessment of frailty, nutrition, loss of muscle mass ...

Carpets, fireworks, and hot tubs are some of the unexpected things that can hurt your lungs. Find out what you can do to prevent problems from these and other culprits.

and other cutting-edge assessment tools, doctors can get a clearer picture of a patient’s underlying disease state, which can guide them toward the most efficacious and precise treatments—and, as a ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is producing an Early Value Assessment on Digital technologies for Digital technologies to support self-management of COPD in the NHS in ...

A project to pick up undiagnosed COPD in people who had attended lung health checks found 70% of those offered an assessment had the condition. Those involved in the scheme said the findings suggest ...

After 12 weeks of nebulized NAC, patients’ mean phlegm scores, as measured by the COPD assessment test, significantly decreased from 3.47 at baseline to 2.62. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) nebulizer ...

Grounded in contemporary, evidence-based research, the second edition of Assessment for Teaching provides a comprehensive introduction to assessment and teaching in primary and secondary school ...

To improve the assessment of breastfeeding difficulties associated with tongue-tie, we have developed and evaluated 3 tools for clinicians to use during a feasibility RCT of frenotomy for tongue-tie: ...