title: Clinical practice. Outpatient management of severe COPD.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA. niewo001@umn.edu
authors.forename: Dennis E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Niewoehner
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents