May 19, 2024New England Journal of Medicine

Early Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD and Asthma — A Randomized, Controlled Trial

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Respiratory symptoms remain largely untreated in many persons, because unrecognized asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease frequently lack formal clinical diagnosis.
Randomized controlled trial evaluates early diagnosis and prompt therapeutic intervention for individuals with undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and active asthma.
Highlights the critical clinical need for active screening and early diagnosis, which may enable timely medical treatment before respiratory symptoms cause severe pulmonary impairment.

Implication

Randomized trial observes untreated respiratory symptoms in undiagnosed persons with COPD or asthma, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis.

Abstract

Many persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma have not received a diagnosis, so their respiratory symptoms remain largely untreated.

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Aaron et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e696f4b6db64358761ce5a https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2401389

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Implication

Randomized trial observes untreated respiratory symptoms in undiagnosed persons with COPD or asthma, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis.

Abstract

Many persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma have not received a diagnosis, so their respiratory symptoms remain largely untreated.

Early Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD and Asthma — A Randomized, Controlled Trial

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Early Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD and Asthma — A Randomized, Controlled Trial

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