Programs COPD in Primary Care Approach to Pharmacotherapy in COPD and Assessment of Mortality Risk - Summary Handout
Approach to Pharmacotherapy in COPD and Assessment of Mortality Risk - Summary Handout

Approach to Pharmacotherapy in COPD and Assessment of Mortality Risk - Summary Handout

This handout from the course "I can't keep up with my wife anymore. What's wrong with me?": Approach to pharmacotherapy in COPD, summarizes the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) recommended approach to pharmacotherapy and how to assess for mortality risk using the ADO Index. Updated April 2024

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