title: COPD: your role in early detection.
authors: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, Conn., USA.
authors: Maureen L
authors: ML
authors: Bruce
authors: Penny
authors: P
authors: McEvoy
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000209:etiology; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D010343:Patient Admission; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013147:Spirometry; D014797:Vital Capacity
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists