Mepolizumab decreases exacerbations in patients with eosinophilic COPD
1. In this randomized controlled trial, mepolizumab decreased the annualized rate of moderate or severe exacerbations when added to triple ...
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Poor baseline lung function associated with increased risk of incident tuberculosis
1. The risk of tuberculosis (TB) was higher in individuals with obstructive or restrictive lung function impairment compared to those ...
Motivational interviewing not effective in reducing rehospitalisation and improving patient activation among patients with respiratory failure
1. Standalone motivational interviewing post-discharge did not reduce rehospitalization in older multimorbid patients with heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Different single inhaler triple therapies appear to have similar clinical outcomes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1. In a cohort of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), receiving fluticasone-umeclidinium-vilanterol was not associated with improved clinical ...
#VisualAbstract: Tezepelumab Does Not Reduce Exacerbations in Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Click here to read this study in the Lancet. ©2024 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be ...
Point of care C-reactive protein testing may be useful in guiding antibiotic prescribing
1. C-reactive protein (CRP)-point-of-care tests can be used to guide antibiotic prescribing in primary care for patients with acute exacerbations ...
#VisualAbstract: High-Intensity Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation Reduces Need for Endotracheal Intubation in COPD
Click here to read this study in JAMA. ©2024 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced ...
Dupilumab reduces exacerbations in COPD with type 2 inflammation
1. In this randomized controlled trial, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 inflammation who received dupilumab ...
Early asthma and COPD intervention decreases healthcare utilization
1. In this randomized controlled trial, adults with undiagnosed asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who received pulmonologist-directed treatment ...
#VisualAbstract: Dupilumab Improves Outcomes in COPD with Blood Eosinophil Evidence of Type 2 Inflammation
Click here to read this study in NEJM. ©2024 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced ...