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cord-103137-qohntipf	Porter, P.	Rapid, point of care detection of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease using a cough-centred algorithm in acute care settings.	2020-09-08		.txt	text/plain	3703	190	49	Rapid and accurate diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is problematic in acute-care settings, particularly in the presence of infective comorbidities. The aim of this study was to develop a rapid, smartphone-based algorithm for the detection of COPD, in the presence or absence of acute respiratory infection, and then evaluate diagnostic accuracy on an independent validation set. The algorithm can be installed on a smartphone to provide bedside diagnosis of COPD in acute care settings, inform treatment regimens and identify those at increased risk of mortality due to seasonal or other respiratory ailments. Airflow limitation, demonstrated by a FEV 1 /FVC ratio of < 0.7 on post-bronchodilator spirometry is considered diagnostic of COPD according to criteria stipulated by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) [2] . We have described a simple, rapid diagnostic test for COPD which demonstrates high agreement with clinical diagnosis in the acute setting.	./cache/cord-103137-qohntipf.txt	./txt/cord-103137-qohntipf.txt