Publications by authors named "Fai-Man Lam"
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- * It found that both mild-moderate and severe COVID-19 patients experienced significant worsening in dyspnea (difficulty breathing), with severe cases also linked to more frequent severe COPD exacerbations and higher non-COVID respiratory mortality risks.
- * Overall, the research indicates that COVID-19 infection can lead to persistent health problems for COPD patients, particularly those with more severe cases, highlighting the need for ongoing care post-recovery.
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) phenotyping using stable-state blood eosinophil level was shown to have prognostic implication in terms of exacerbation risk. However, using a single cut-off of blood eosinophil level to predict clinical outcome has been challenged. There have been suggestions that variability of blood eosinophil count at stable-state could provide additional information on exacerbation risk.
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