title: Update on COPD. Today's strategies improve quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Health System, Durham, N.C., USA.
authors.forename: Edana E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Altman
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019468:Disease Management; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents