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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Management
How should I follow up a person who has had an exacerbation of COPD?
- Follow up all people who have had an exacerbation of COPD when they are clinically stable (for example, 6 weeks after the onset of symptoms of the exacerbation).
- At follow up:
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