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Post by Blossom/Jackie W. on Jun 12, 2013 9:43:01 GMT -5
For those of you who may want to read the new treatment guidelines established by GOLD; (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease), the 2013 versions are now availiable on line. The complete report (lengthy) can be found www.goldcopd.org/uploads/users/files/GOLD_Report_2013_Feb20.pdfThe At A Glance COPD Management Refernce guide (short 8 pages) www.goldcopd.org/uploads/users/files/GOLD_AtAGlance_2013_Feb20.pdfThe pocket guide (32 pages) for Health Care Professionals for Diagnosis, Management and Prevention is www.goldcopd.org/uploads/users/files/GOLD_Pocket_2013_Mar27.pdfFor those of you unaware of who GOLD is.... and from their site... www.goldcopd.org/about-us.htmlIn a nutshell, they collaborate and establish Int'l COPD guidelines. Then, many of the medical bodies will use that info as a starting base and adapt/establish their own guidelines therefrom. I've not yet had a chance to read the new guidelines but.... at a quick glance it looks like they're moving a bit away from just the Stage classifications (numbered) to include a Grading System A-D and it's the Grading sytem they're using to determine the therapy treatments for stable COPD. I'm sure there's a lot more of interest in there but like I said; I've not read it yet ....... Happy Reading!
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Post by mary57 on Jun 12, 2013 19:26:20 GMT -5
Jackie, thank you for posting the licks for this, I have in the past gone to their web site in fact when I was first diagnosed I printed out the whole document (at work, one day they stuck me in the office instead of the classroom ) and still have it. It will be interesting to read what changes they may have made in the intervening years.
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Post by Deborah on Jun 13, 2013 9:21:36 GMT -5
Jackie: thanks for posting this! I read some allusion to these new guidelines; in that article it looks like they are taking into consideration medical history as well as spirometry. This would be consistent with what my respirologist told me.
Definitely this will be worth perusing in more detail.
Deborah
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Post by Blossom/Jackie W. on Jun 14, 2013 7:54:22 GMT -5
You're very welcome ladies.
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