title: COPD exacerbations.5: management.
abstract: A review of the most relevant evidence based therapeutic options currently available for the management of exacerbations of COPD.
authors.affiliation: Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Clínic, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain. rororo@clinic.ub.es
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Roisin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents