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Researchers performed pulmonary function testing and whole-lung computed tomography (CT) scans of men who smoked—240 of whom had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 187 who did not. They classified all patients into one of 4 COPD phenotypes and found that those with the “mixed” phenotype had more hospitalizations and more severe dyspnea than those classified as “CT-normal,” “airway-dominant,” or “emphysema-dominant.” To read the full article, go to Family Practice News: http://www.familypracticenews.com/news/news/single-article/ct-findings-identify-copd-phenotype-with-high-risk-for-exacerbations/7f06371d20c52f4b9eca656d62a60066.html.

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Researchers performed pulmonary function testing and whole-lung computed tomography (CT) scans of men who smoked—240 of whom had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 187 who did not. They classified all patients into one of 4 COPD phenotypes and found that those with the “mixed” phenotype had more hospitalizations and more severe dyspnea than those classified as “CT-normal,” “airway-dominant,” or “emphysema-dominant.” To read the full article, go to Family Practice News: http://www.familypracticenews.com/news/news/single-article/ct-findings-identify-copd-phenotype-with-high-risk-for-exacerbations/7f06371d20c52f4b9eca656d62a60066.html.

Researchers performed pulmonary function testing and whole-lung computed tomography (CT) scans of men who smoked—240 of whom had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and 187 who did not. They classified all patients into one of 4 COPD phenotypes and found that those with the “mixed” phenotype had more hospitalizations and more severe dyspnea than those classified as “CT-normal,” “airway-dominant,” or “emphysema-dominant.” To read the full article, go to Family Practice News: http://www.familypracticenews.com/news/news/single-article/ct-findings-identify-copd-phenotype-with-high-risk-for-exacerbations/7f06371d20c52f4b9eca656d62a60066.html.

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