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DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF STABLE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) - NGC - Compare - Comparison


NATIONAL GUIDELINE CLEARINGHOUSE™ (NGC)
GUIDELINE SYNTHESIS
DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF STABLE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
GUIDELINES BEING COMPARED


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http://www.guideline.gov/Compare/pdf.aspx?file=COPD_STABLE8.inc&out=1

- American College of Physicians (ACP). Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med 2007 Nov 6;147(9):633-8. [54 references]

- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Bethesda (MD):

- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD); 2008. 94 p. [435 references]
Singapore Ministry of Health (SMOH). Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Singapore: Singapore Ministry of Health; 2006 Oct. 84 p. [155 references]


TABLE OF CONTENTS
AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DIFFERENCE
COMPARISON OF RECOMMENDATIONS

DIAGNOSIS
CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND SPIROMETRY
ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATIONS
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
ASSESSING SEVERITY OF DISEASE
PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS
BRONCHODILATOR AND CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY
OTHER PHARMACOLOGIC AGENTS
NON-PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS
OXYGEN THERAPY
LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION
PATIENT EDUCATION
SURGERY
ONGOING ASSESSMENT AND FOLLOW-UP
STRENGTH OF EVIDENCE AND RECOMMENDATION GRADING SCHEMES
METHODOLOGY
SOURCE(S) OF FUNDING
BENEFITS AND HARMS
CONTRAINDICATIONS
ABBREVIATIONS

AREAS OF AGREEMENT AND DIFFERENCE
A direct comparison of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), and the Singapore Ministry of Health (SMOH) recommendations for the diagnosis and management of stable COPD is provided in the tables below. Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of Acute Exacerbations and Pulmonary Rehabilitation are addressed in separate syntheses.

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