Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Waiting hours in a plastic chair
Wednesday 20 July 2022, 01:30 AM

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JUST WONDERING
Long waits are normalised in urgent and emergency care and clinicians need to know what this does to the long-suffering patient, writes Lucy O’Hagan
All my sense that I might be worthy of any attention was gone. I just wanted to be in bed
The health service is stressed; everyone is doing their
Kia ora and welcome to New Zealand Doctor Rata Aotearoa
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