title: Diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the primary care setting: focus on the role of spirometry and bronchodilator reversibility.
authors.affiliation: Family and Community Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, NV, USA.
authors.forename: Stuart W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Stoloff
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D058007:Physicians, Primary Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000187:drug effects; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D013147:Spirometry / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents