Algorithm of the approach to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cough, dyspnoea, mMRC, CAT, LAMA, LABA, SAMA, SABA
Algorithm that addresses the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and classifies according to the ABCD phenotype taking into account the mMRC and CAT scores as well as the number of exacerbations in the last 12 months. It presents the preventive measures and maintenance therapy to be adopted according to the ABCD phenotype.
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Filipe Cerca
Validation
Elvira Teles Sampaio
Bibliography
Portugal. Direcção-Geral da Saúde (DGS). Norma de Orientação Clínica nº 005/2019. Diagnóstico e Tratamento da Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crónica. Lisboa: DGS, 2019.