Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Criteria for COPD
Assesses different stages of COPD and provides treatment recommendations.
INSTRUCTIONS
Use in patients >18 years of age with already-diagnosed COPD by spirometry (FEV₁/FVC <0.7) with baseline symptoms and lung function. Do not use to diagnose COPD and do not use in patients with acute exacerbation.
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Dr. Edward Petsonk
About the creator
Edward Petsonk, MD, is a professor of medicine at West Virginia University. He is a practicing pulmonologist and critical care physician and has been published in the literature on occupational deficits due to lung disease. Dr. Petsonk is also a retired captain in the US Public Health Service.
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