Newer guidelines for the use of inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) state that they should be reserved for those patients who are likely to derive the greatest benefits from this medication class. This makes the latest Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung disease (GOLD) guidelines of great importance. This article examines the utility of a previous diagnosis of asthma, the presence of eosinophilia, elevated immunoglobulin E, and positive bronchodilator response in identifying the people with COPD who also have asthma, and it presents two case studies of patients with COPD to illustrate the use of the GOLD guidelines in clinical practice.
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Ctr Res Environm Epidemiol CREAL, IMIM Hosp Mar, CIBERESP, Barcelona 08003, Spain
Univ Arizona, Arizona Resp Ctr, Tucson, AZ USACtr Res Environm Epidemiol CREAL, IMIM Hosp Mar, CIBERESP, Barcelona 08003, Spain
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Queens Univ, Care Elderly & Palliat Care, Kingston, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Dept Family & Community Med, Toronto, ON, Canada
Frank, Chris
Molnar, Frank
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Univ Ottawa, Dept Med, Geriatr Med Practising, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Ottawa Hosp Res Inst, Ottawa, ON, CanadaUniv Toronto, Dept Family & Community Med, Toronto, ON, Canada