To diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), doctors typically use spirometry ... is greater than that required for a typical X-ray. While the doses of radiation for each test are ...

A chest X-ray cannot diagnose asthma but can provide ... unlike a related condition called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in which airways are permanently damaged.

We hereby present a unique case of Achromobacter xylosoxidans denitrificans pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our patient is a ...

Although this patient has a history of COPD, it is more likely that her pneumothorax is causing her acute worsening symptoms, such as pleuritic chest pain, shortness of breath, and decreased breath ...

A 54-year-old man with history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with subacute onset of chest pain, shortness of breath, productive cough with haemoptysis and night sweats.