One of them is the COPD Assessment Test (CAT), which is a quick and easy test for patients to complete and provides a score that indicates the impact of the disease on their health status.

COPD is a progressive condition, which means that it will typically worsen over time. A doctor will monitor your symptoms with a spirometry test, usually once a year, to determine how quickly the ...

This was a single-center, prospective study. Patients with COPD were included if their post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV 1)/forced vital capacity ratio was <0.7 and FEV 1 ...