The Saudi guidelines for the diagnosis and management of COPD
| Autor: | Javed H Khan, Hani M. S. Lababidi, Mohamed S Al-Moamary, Mohammed O Zeitouni, Hamdan H AL-Jahdali, Omar S Al-Amoudi, Siraj O Wali, Majdy M Idrees, Abdullah A Al-Shimemri, Mohammed O Al Ghobain, Hassan S Alorainy, Mohamed S Al-Hajjaj |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Thoracic Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 55-76 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1817-1737 1998-3557 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1817-1737.128843 |
| Popis: | The Saudi Thoracic Society (STS) launched the Saudi Initiative for Chronic Airway Diseases (SICAD) to develop a guideline for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This guideline is primarily aimed for internists and general practitioners. Though there is scanty epidemiological data related to COPD, the SICAD panel believes that COPD prevalence is increasing in Saudi Arabia due to increasing prevalence of tobacco smoking among men and women. To overcome the issue of underutilization of spirometry for diagnosing COPD, handheld spirometry is recommended to screen individuals at risk for COPD. A unique feature about this guideline is the simplified practical approach to classify COPD into three classes based on the symptoms as per COPD Assessment Test (CAT) and the risk of exacerbations and hospitalization. Those patients with low risk of exacerbation ( |
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