BACKGROUND:COPD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States as
well as throughout the rest of the world. An exacerbation of COPD (periodic escalations of …

Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) account for over 1.5 million physician visits
annually in Canada and are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality. This document …

Review spirometry results or with symptoms uncharacteristic of asthma. Airway hyperresponsiveness
is usually measured using direct stimuli, such as methacholine or histamine, that …

Executive Summary Prevention of Acute Exacerbation of COPD: American College of Chest
Physicians and Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline

Meyer S Balter MD FRCPC1, Jacques La Forge MD FRCPC CSPQ2, Donald E Low MD
FRCPC1, 3, Lionel Mandell MD FRCPC4, Ronald F Grossman MD FRCPC FACP1 and the …

INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory
condition and the fourth leading cause of death in Canada. Optimal COPD management …

… Kadura S, Raghu G. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated interstitial lung
disease: a review. Eur Respir Rev 2021; 30:210123. … Nakazawa D, Masuda S, Tomaru U …

In order to test the hypothesis that alveolar macrophages (AM) from asthmatics might
manifest abnormalities in the amounts, spectrum, or glucocorticoid regulation of eicosanoid …

Background Symptomatic disease due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is known to
occur commonly in the presence of structural lung disease, but is not described in association …

Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) is clinically similar to other granulomatous diseases such
as sarcoidosis. It is often misdiagnosed if a thorough occupational history is not taken. When …