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Título: | COPD: A stepwise or a hit hard approach? | Autor: | Ferreira, A. J. Reis, A. Marçal, N. Pinto, P. Bárbara, C. |
Palavras-chave: | COPD; Stepwise; Hit hard; Step-up; ICS withdrawal; Bronchodilators; ICS | Data: | 2016 | Editora: | Elsevier | Título da revista, periódico, livro ou evento: | Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition) | Volume: | 22 | Número: | 4 | Resumo: | Current guidelines differ slightly on the recommendations for treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients, and although there are some undisputed recommendations, there is still debate regarding the management of COPD. One of the hindrances to deciding which therapeutic approach to choose is late diagnosis or misdiagnosis of COPD. After a proper diagnosis is achieved and severity assessed, the choice between a stepwise or "hit hard" approach has to be made. For GOLD A patients the stepwise approach is recommended, whilst for B, C and D patients this remains debatable. Moreover, in patients for whom inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are recommended, a step-up or "hit hard" approach with triple therapy will depend on the patient's characteristics and, for patients who are being over-treated with ICS, ICS withdrawal should be performed, in order to optimize therapy and reduce excessive medications. This paper discusses and proposes stepwise, "hit hard", step-up and ICS withdrawal therapeutic approaches for COPD patients based on their GOLD group. We conclude that all approaches have benefits, and only a careful patient selection will determine which approach is better, and which patients will benefit the most from each approach. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/108893 | ISSN: | 21735115 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.rppnen.2015.12.012 | Direitos: | openAccess |
Aparece nas coleções: | FMUC Medicina - Artigos em Revistas Nacionais |
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