Misdiagnosis of OADs in community patients with inhaled prescription medication for shortness of breath

Conclusion: Significant disagreement exists between physician-diagnosis and guideline-derived diagnosis among management of community patients with SOB symptoms. Most patients are prescribed inhalers without a PFT diagnostic workup. This may be in part due to the inadequate understanding of PFT interpretation and usage by family-care physicians.

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Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Midodzi, W., Nugent, J., Asamoah-Boaheng, M., Gao, Z., Farrell, J. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research