COPD *Interventions History and physical examination Spirometry Management strategies, including smoking cessation, inhaled therapies (anticholinergics, long-acting β-agonists, or corticosteroids), pulmonary rehabilitation programs, and supplemental long-term oxygen therapy. *Outcomes Exacerbations Hospitalizations and mortality Health-related quality-of-life dyspnea Adverse effects. *Recommendations -Recommendation 1: ACP, ACCP, ATS, and ERS recommend that spirometry should be obtained to diagnose airflow obstruction in patients with respiratory symptoms (Grade: strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence). Spirometry should not be used to screen for airflow obstruction in individuals without respiratory symptoms (Grade: strong recommendation, moderate-quality evidence). -Recommendation 2: For stable COPD patients with respiratory symptoms and FEV1 between 60% and 80% predicted, ACP, ACCP, ATS, and ERS suggest that treatment with inhaled bronchodilators may be used (Grade: weak recommendation, low-quality evidence). -Recommendation 3: For stable COPD patients with respiratory symptoms and FEV1
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