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2021-07-22 07:36:35 19. Patient selection is critical to optimize outcomes and minimize complications of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) therapies for COPD. As recommended by experts, main patient inclusion criteria for BLVR therapies include COPD emphysema phenotype, optimal medical treatment, nonsmoking, and post-rehabilitation. Which of the following is another main inclusion criterion for BLVR in COPD? Open / Comment

2021-07-22 07:33:58 18. Although more research is needed, mounting evidence points to gender differences in clinical presentation of COPD. Lack of awareness of these differences may lead to delayed diagnosis and poorer patient outcomes. Which of the following most accurately describes what is currently known about differences between women and men at presentation of COPD? Open / Comment

2021-07-22 07:31:54 16. A 71-year-old man with a 28-pack-year history of smoking, who quit smoking 1 year ago, is diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He has a mild cough, no sputum production, and is short of breath upon exertion. He has not had any episodes of exacerbation leading to hospitalization. His COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score is 15 and his modified Medical Research Council dyspnea questionnaire (mMRC) score is 3. According to the 2020/2021 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) recommendations, which of the following classes of drugs would be preferred as initial pharmacologic treatment? Open / Comment