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Overdiagnosis and treatment of COPD in nonagenarians

2022-01-21 respiratory medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe prevalence of COPD is increasing with age. However, the effects of age-dependent decline in lung function on diagnosis and treatment of COPD in nonagenarians are uncertain. ObjectivesTo determine performance of spirometry, prescription of COPD medications, and COPD-related acute care visits and hospitalizations in patients 90 years and older with physician-diagnosed COPD. MethodsHealth records of 166 consecutive patients 90 years and older with physician-diagnosed COPD at a unive...

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