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Asthma, COPD, & Asthma-COPD Overlap: A Quiz in Differential Diagnostics
Distinguishing asthma and COPD can at times be problematic and the asthma-COPD overlap picture is even less clear. Check your recall of GINA/GOLD guidelines on all 3.
Symptoms of asthma and COPD can sometimes overlap, complicating diagnosis and treatment, and particularly in persons who smoke and in older adults. The term asthma-COPD overlap does not describe a single disease entity; it likely includes patients with different disease phenotypes caused by a range of disease mechanisms.
This quiz tests your knowledge of guideline-recommended issues surrounding diagnosis of asthma, COPD and asthma/COPD overlap and is based on the joint recommendations compiled in 2017 by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).
FDA Proposed Rule Would Limit Nicotine Content in Cigarettes, Cigars, Other Combusted Products
January 16th 2025The agency estimates that limiting nicotine levels could lead to 1.8 million fewer tobacco-related deaths by 2060 and health care savings of $1.1 trillion a year over the next 40 years.
