COPD in Primary Care: Clinical Directions

Volume 1, Issue 8

In this issue:

Spirometry, FEV1, the FEV1/FVC ratio, the GOLD guidelines — in this case-based podcast, Dr. Emily Brigham from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine explains how these elements work together to provide primary care practitioners the information they need to diagnose, manage, and (when necessary) refer their patients with COPD to a pulmonary specialist.

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Primary Care Practice Management: New Perspectives on COPD

Volume 1, Issue 6

In this issue:

In her recent Newsletter issue, Dr. Nirupama Putcha from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine analyzed the impact the newer research may have on improving outcomes in patients with COPD.

In this case-based podcast, she discusses how that information can be put to clinical use in primary care practice.

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Pulmonary Hypertension: Clinical Workup & Diagnosis

Volume 1, Issue 6.

In this podcast Dr. Paul Hasson from Johns Hopkins explains the complexity of pulmonary hypertension
and the importance of a rigorous diagnostic workup and describes the basic diagnostic algorithm to accurately classify the type of pulmonary hypertension encountered in a specific patient.

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COPD: Inhaled Strategies in the Clinic

Volume 1, Issue 4.

In this podcast, Dr. Nadia Hansel discusses the evidence describing the preferred treatment for symptomatic patients with COPD who have a low risk of exacerbations, describes the evidence for the preferred treatment strategy for patients with GOLD grade D COPD, and explains the role of supplemental oxygen therapy in patients with COPD.

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