BACKGROUND: COPD is an important public health challenge with significant heterogeneity of clinical presentation and disease progression. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Sepsis

  A critical review of the literature supports the association between circadian misalignment and adverse health consequences in sepsis, obstructive lung disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and malignancy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

  Extracorporeal life support is an emerging treatment for refractory hypercapnic respiratory failure associated with obstructive lung disease. Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Regurgitation

  From the tricuspid regurgitation jet measurement a systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) of 48 mmHg was estimated. Patent foramen ovale was suspected on bubble test. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Eruptions

  A polymorphous, multiforme-like exanthema was observed after systemic antibiotic therapy of bronchitis and was initially diagnosed as drug eruption. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Forgetful

  An additional risk factor for exacerbations and hospitalizations was low compliance with treatment: 45% of patients reported forgetting to take their medication, and 81% reported a preference for a treatment with a lower dosing frequency. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Altered Mental Status

  The diagnosis of digoxin toxicity should be considered in elderly patients with altered mental status, even when serum levels are within a therapeutic range. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Pneumoperitoneum

  Abstract The results of operation in four patients with a large hernia associated with severe chronic obstructive lung disease show the advantages and limitations of a preparatory progressive pneumoperitoneum. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Microalbuminuria

  The presence of microalbuminuria was accepted as a urinary albumin/creatinine ratio ≥20 in males and ≥30 in females. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Erythrocytosis

  In secondary erythrocytosis (polycythemia) blood viscosity rises and further impairs peripheral oxygenation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Ventricular Hypertrophy

  The ECG was typical for right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) in one patient from each group. Slightly delayed ventricular activation and clock-wise rotation of the QRS frontal plane axis were the most common ECG findings. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

• Liver Biopsy

  Liver biopsy revealed hemorrhagic necrosis around the central veins, which was compatible with ischemic hepatitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

An additional risk factor for exacerbations and hospitalizations was low compliance with treatment: 45% of patients reported forgetting to take their medication, and 81% reported a preference for a treatment with a lower dosing frequency. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prognosis is generally good but varies with the underlying syndrome. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) primarily affects men; however, its epidemiology has been changing because more women have become smokers. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

As our understanding of the pathophysiologic processes of sleep evolves, the relationship between OSA and obstructive lung diseases such as COPD ("overlap syndrome") or asthma ("alternative overlap syndrome") has become more apparent. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Prevention of any hospitalization in these individuals is essential. We aimed to construct a prediction model for all-cause hospitalization risk in community-dwelling older individuals with obstructive lung disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]