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COPD: Management of Acute Exacerbations and Chronic Stable

Disease

Management of COPD

FIGURE 1.

Algorithm for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (MDI = metered-dose inhaler; Pao2
= partial pressure of arterial oxygen)

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Adapted with permission from Standards for the diagnosis and care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease. American Thoracic Society. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1995;152(5pt 2):S77–121.

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