Overdiagnosis of COPD in hospitalized patients

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 12, Issue , 2017, Pages 2417-2423

  Spero, Kerry ^a   Bayasi, Ghiath ^b   Beaudry, Linda ^c   Barber, Kimberly R ^a   Khorfan, Fahim ^b  

^a GENESYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Respiratory Therapy ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; Misdiagnosis; Overdiagnosis; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PULMONOLOGIST; RESTRICTIVE LUNG DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEALTH SERVICE; LUNG; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LUNG; MALE; MEDICAL OVERUSE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIROMETRY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 85027837210     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S139919     Document Type: Review

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