COPD
Also: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · emphysema · chronic bronchitis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, progressive airway disease. Care involves grading severity, managing exacerbations, inhaled and oral therapy, and oxygen decisions.
The severity and risk tools, inhaled and acute drugs, and relevant pathways are gathered here.
Calculators & scores
- GOLD COPD ClassificationCOPD
- GOLD COPD Assessment (Spirometry + Symptom-Exacerbation)COPD
- BODE IndexCOPD
- FEV₁/FVC Ratio (Airflow Obstruction)Spirometry
- DECAF Score for Acute Exacerbation of COPDCOPD
- BAP-65 Score for Acute Exacerbation of COPDCOPD
- Ottawa COPD Risk ScaleCOPD
- FEV1 % Predicted CalculatorPulmonary Function
- Pack Years Calculator for Smoking HistoryOncology Risk
- Pediatric Asthma Score (PAS)Respiratory
- PEFR % PredictedAsthma
- mMRC Dyspnoea ScaleCOPD
- COPD Assessment Test (CAT)COPD
- Gupta Postoperative Pneumonia Risk ScorePerioperative
Decision pathways
Drugs
- Ipratropium with salbutamolSAMA + SABA nebule
- Doxycycline 100mg (Acne / Rosacea)Oral tetracycline antibiotic (anti-acne / anti-rosacea)
- Prednisolone (Systemic)Systemic Corticosteroid — Acute Dermatoses
- PrednisoloneGlucocorticoid (intermediate-acting)
- Amoxicillin (Otitis Media / Sinusitis)Beta-lactam antibiotic
- Prednisolone (Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss)Corticosteroid (systemic — SSNHL treatment)
- Doxycycline 100mg Capsules (Sinusitis — Penicillin Allergy)Tetracycline antibiotic
- Ipratropium Bromide 0.03% Nasal Spray (Rinatec)Antimuscarinic nasal spray (rhinorrhoea)
- Beclometasone Dipropionate Nasal SprayIntranasal Corticosteroid
- Prednisolone (Oral — Nasal Polyp Reduction)Systemic Corticosteroid
- AmoxicillinAntibiotic (Penicillin)
- DoxycyclineAntibiotic (Tetracycline)
Decision support only. These tools are aggregated by topic to aid navigation — always apply clinical judgement and the relevant national or local guideline.