COPD: Indication of long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) = 1.  pO2 of < 7.3 kPa  or 2. pO2 of 7.3 - 8 kPa and one of the following: - secondary polycythaemia - peripheral oedema - pulmonary hypertension

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Pulmonary hypertension complicates various forms of ILD and carries a poor prognosis. Diagnosis requires clinical suspicion and right heart catheterisation. Treatment remains limited, although results of the INCREASE study show promise. bit.ly/3mBokJv

Controversial opinion? I’ve said it before, but given that many people living with #COPD will die from cardiovascular disease, COPD clinicians should be as interested in the blood pressure as the oxygen sats…

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Really important article on how health inequalities impact people with #COPD, based on Asthma + Lung UK research: ow.ly/mREB50K3cAS NHLI