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Review
. 2006 Jul 8;333(7558):87-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7558.87.

ABC of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Acute exacerbations

Graeme P Currie  1 , Jadwiga A Wedzicha
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Review

ABC of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Acute exacerbations

Graeme P Currie et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Nebulised bronchodilators are often given during an exacerbation of COPD
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Figure 2
Effect of oral corticosteroids compared with placebo on forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV) of patients with an exacerbation of COPD
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Figure 3
Effects of oral corticosteroids for an exacerbation of COPD, showing no difference between short and long courses (2 and 8 weeks) on rates of treatment failure
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Figure 4
Consider giving antibiotics when sputum is purulent and of greater volume than usual
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Figure 5
After discharge from hospital with an exacerbation of COPD, most patients should be reviewed at the hospital outpatient clinic
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