ISSN Print 2500–1094
ISSN Online 2542–1204
BIOMEDICAL JOURNAL OF PIROGOV UNIVERSITY (MOSCOW, RUSSIA)
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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY).
REVIEW
Optimization of diagnosis and management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
About authors
Department of Outpatient Therapy No. 1, Medical Faculty,
Pirogov Russian Scientific Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Mikhail Brodskiy
ul. Miklukho-Maklaya, d. 29/2, Moscow, Russia, 117485; moc.liamg@sm.yksdorb
Received: 2012-07-02
Accepted: 2012-09-19
Published online: 2017-01-05
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Objective determination of the stage of the disease and the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is necessary for selecting the appropriate therapy, and should be taken into account, beside the existing degree of bronchial obstruction, the current level of patient's symptoms, exacerbation risk, and the presence of comorbidities. Modified British Medical Research Council (MRC) questionnaire and the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) validated to assess symptoms in patients with COPD may be used as a part of the comprehensive criteria of severity, as well as used in medical practice to determine the effectiveness of pharmacotherapy.
Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, GOLD, classification of COPD according to the degree of its heaviness, CAT test, MRC scale