Although there is significant improvement in managing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diseases, there is still a strong need in controlling symptoms to prevent hospitalizations ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is common and can be highly symptomatic. Other than smoking cessation, we have no therapies that have been clearly shown to improve survival. Several ...

January 13, 2010 (Miami, Florida) — Aerosolized bronchodilators are independently associated with an increased risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill patients, according to ...

Eighteen RCTs with a total of 6086 patients were included in the analysis. For patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dual bronchodilator therapy with a ...

Among 535 symptomatic smokers with a 10 pack-year history and preserved lung function assessed by spirometry, 56.4% in the treatment group and 59.0% in the placebo group had a least a 4-point decrease ...

A bronchodilator is a medication that relaxes and opens the airways, or bronchi, in the lungs. A doctor may prescribe them for asthma and other respiratory conditions. Narrowed airways make it ...

Pulmonary diagnostic tests are a series of tests which evaluate how well the lungs are performing. These tests may be performed to help diagnose disease, monitor disease progression or therapeutic ...

WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Patients are more likely to have positive bronchodilator responsiveness in the ...