%0 Journal Article
%A Lopez-Campos, José Luis
%A Ruiz-Duque, Borja
%A Carrasco-Hernandez, Laura
%A Caballero-Eraso, Candelaria
%T Integrating Comorbidities and Phenotype-Based Medicine in Patient-Centered Medicine in COPD
%D 2020
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/3765
%X Despite recent notable innovations in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), no major advances in patient-centered medicine have been achieved. Current guidelines base their proposals on the average results from clinical trials, leading to what could be termed 'means-based' medical practice. However, the therapeutic response is variable at the patient level. Additionally, the variability of the clinical presentation interacts with comorbidities to form a complex clinical scenario for clinicians to deal with. Consequently, no consensus has been reached over a practical approach for combining comorbidities and disease presentation markers in the therapeutic algorithm. In this context, from the patients' first visit, the clinician faces four major dilemmas: (1) establishing the correct diagnosis of COPD as opposed to other airway diseases, such as bronchial asthma; (2) deciding on the initial therapeutic approach based on the clinical characteristics of each case; (3) setting up a study strategy for non-responding patients; (4) pursuing a follow-up strategy with two well-defined periods according to whether close or long-term follow-up is required. Here, we will address these major dilemmas in the search for a patient-centered approach to COPD management and suggest how to combine them all in a single easy-to-use strategy.
%K COPD
%K Clinical phenotypes
%K Comorbidities
%K Personalized medicine
%K Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica
%K Fenotipo
%K Comorbilidad
%K Medicina de precisión
%K Pacientes
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