Background: Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug worldwide. Long-term use of
cannabis is known to cause chronic bronchitis and airflow obstruction, but the prevalence of …

A recent American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society joint Task Force
report recommends using a lower limit of normal (LLN) of forced expiratory volume in one …

Objective Singing group participation may benefit patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Previous studies are limited by small numbers of participants …

Objective To explore the ways in which participation in a community singing group
contributed to the health and well-being of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

If you ask a final-year medical student what he or she knows about the oxyhaemoglobin
dissociation curve and its clinical relevance, you are likely to receive the answer that you …

Aim Reference equations are prerequisites for interpretation of pulmonary function tests and
are important in diagnosis, assessment, and management of a range of respiratory …

BACKGROUND: The role of computerised tomography (CT) lung density measurements in
objective quantification of emphysema is uncertain. The aim of this study was to determine …

Aim: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is effective and recommended for all symptomatic
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). An audit from the UK …

Purpose Few interventions improve outcomes for people with Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD), particularly higher risk groups such as those admitted to …

Purpose Current guidelines for prevention of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (AECOPD) reflect clinical understanding of the causes of exacerbations …