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Table 2 Summary of predictors of future exacerbations

From: COPD – do the right thing

Predictors of future exacerbations

• Smoking

• A history of previous exacerbations

• Blood eosinophil count

• CAT score ≥ 20

• Presence of chronic bronchitis

• Comorbidities

• Severity of airflow limitation

  1. From references [102,103,104,105,106,107]
  2. CAT COPD assessment test, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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BMC Primary Care

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