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1 week ago | 
mdedge.com | Liz Scherer
There’s been renewed interest in recent years for concentrated essential oils to replace or complement pharmaceutical treatments. This is especially concerning among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who might be eager to turn to alternatives but are unaware that COPD increases sensitivity to lung irritants like essential oils.
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1 week ago | 
medscape.com | Liz Scherer
There’s been renewed interest in recent years for concentrated essential oils to replace or complement pharmaceutical treatments. This is especially concerning among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who might be eager to turn to alternatives but are unaware that COPD increases sensitivity to lung irritants like essential oils.
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2 weeks ago | 
medscape.com | Liz Scherer
Collaborative, interdisciplinary care, a strategy that relies on multiple specialties working together to coordinate a treatment plan, plays an integral role in disease prevention. This approach is especially important in patients with diabetes, who carry a two- to fourfold increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with peers without diabetes.
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2 weeks ago | 
medscape.com | Liz Scherer
Over the next 25 years, the global prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is expected to grow by as much as 23%. Importantly, a majority of these cases are projected to occur in women. In the United States, an increased prevalence in women has also been reported. Why, then, is COPD still considered a disease that mostly affects older men smokers?
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1 month ago | 
deutsch.medscape.com | Liz Scherer
close Sind Sie sicher, dass Sie sich ausloggen wollen? Chronische Erkrankungen der unteren Atemwege, insbesondere Asthma und chronisch obstruktive Lungenerkrankung (COPD), sind die fünfthäufigste Todesursache in den Vereinigten Staaten.
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1 month ago | 
medscape.com | Liz Scherer
Calling all jugglers, multitaskers, directors, and problem-solvers, aka hospitalists. Hospital medicine is one of the fastest growing and evolving pathways in medicine. Unlike some other specialties where lateral movement is almost impossible, the field offers multiple opportunities to divide your time between the clinic and other areas of interest, hone new skills, build subspecialties, and even teach. But what does a hospitalist position entail? Is it the right career pathway for you?
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1 month ago | 
espanol.medscape.com | Liz Scherer
Las enfermedades crónicas de las vías respiratorias inferiores, como el asma y la enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC), son de las principales causas de muerte. Un factor que contribuye a esta situación son los errores de diagnóstico, que pueden provocar tratamientos tardíos o ineficaces, así como un manejo inadecuado. Diferenciar estas dos patologías puede ser difícil.
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1 month ago | 
medscape.com | Liz Scherer
Chronic lower respiratory diseases, namely, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States. A contributing factor is diagnostic errors, which can lead to delayed or ineffective treatments and mismanagement. Telling the difference between these two conditions can be difficult.
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1 month ago | 
medscape.com | Liz Scherer
Acute and chronic lower respiratory tract conditions — such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and bronchitis — are among the most common respiratory diseases seen by general practitioners. Though most can be managed effectively and efficiently within the primary care setting, others carry a risk for sustained, worsening, or overlapping symptoms. Diagnostic uncertainty could also arise, or the patient may require more complex care.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
webmd.com | Liz Scherer
Jan. 30, 2025 -- When he isn’t performing cardiac stress tests on heart and lung disease patients, Brian Clevan is training for his 14th Ironman competition. A clinical exercise physiologist at Bellin Health in Marinette, Wisconsin, Clevan has run at least 1 continuous mile daily since July 2, 2010, (that’s more than 5,300 running days and counting) and has his eye on the World Marathon Challenge (seven marathons on seven continents in seven days).
