Flare Up Checklist (Risk of exacerbation)
Questions

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How often do you normally use a rescue medication (inhalers or nebulizers) each week?

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How many times have you been prescribed antibiotics* for your COPD in the last year?
*If you are prescribed antibiotics as part of your regular maintenance treatment for COPD, you only need to answer this question for each additional course of treatment.

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How many times have you been prescribed steroid1 tablets (e.g., prednisolone) for your COPD in the past year?
*If you are prescribed steroid tablets as part of your regular maintenance treatment for COPD, you only need to answer this question for each additional course of steroid therapy in addition to your baseline treatment.

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How many times have you been in the hospital (emergency room or hospital stay) for your COPD in the last year?

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  1. GOLD global strategy for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of COPD. 2020. Available at: https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/ uploads/2019/11/GOLD-2020-POCKET-GUIDE-FINAL-pgsized-wms.pdf. Last accessed March 2020.
  2. Roche N. et al. Eur Resp J. 2017;50: OA1487. DOI:10.1183/1393003. congress-2017.OA1487.
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