The present paper reviews current knowledge of the pulmonary cachexia syndrome with
reference to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Aspects of incidence, aetiology …

Background The National Early Warning Score (NEWS), proposed as a standardised track
and trigger system, may perform less well in acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD). This …

ABSTRACT The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recently published the National Early
Warning Score 2 (NEWS2), aiming to improve safety for patients with hypercapnic …

In response to Inoue et al. report of severe acute interstitial pneumonia and gefitinib [1] and
Teramoto et al. subsequent correspondence [2], we would like to report a case of suspected …

Tracheo-bronchial glomus tumours are rare, usually benign tumours of modified smooth
muscle cells. They commonly present as non-specific respiratory symptoms of cough …

Study objectives A proportion of patients with chronic airflow limitation (CAL) have a raised
resting energy expenditure (REE). The mechanism underlying this is not known. The …

Abstract Commentary on: Janson C, Menzies-Gow A, Nan C, et al. SABINA: an overview of
short-acting β2-agonist use in asthma in European countries. Adv Ther. 2020; 37: 1124–35 …

Tobacco consumption is responsible for 8· 8% of deaths worldwide, 1 but the introduction of
plain pack legislation in Australia, a strategy intended particularly to make smoking less …

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) 1990 asthma guideline placed inhaled corticosteroids
(ICS) at the cornerstone of asthma management, resulting in marked improvement in asthma …

Aims & objectives: Individuals with COPD have increased risk of severe pneumonia and
poor outcomes when they develop SARS-CoV-2 (Hoffmann 2020). We hypothesised that …