A phlegmy cough and shortness of breath are possible warning signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Keeping track of your symptoms and knowing your risk factors can help you test ...

A COPD assessment test (CAT) is a tool that can help you communicate the severity of your condition to your doctor. People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have difficulties ...

The assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) now allows for the evaluation of various patient-reported outcomes (PROs); however, these PROs assess different disease features than ...

The health status of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is currently being assessed using several different questionnaires. One of them is the COPD Assessment Test (CAT), which ...

COPD diagnosis Researchers have proposed that the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) be used as a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical outcomes assessment tool. Members of the COPD Biomarker ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of chronic morbidity and mortality worldwide and is projected to become the third leading cause of death by 2020. The burden of COPD is ...