World COPD Day is November 19. This year (like the > 3 years) The Big Baton Pass will raise awareness of the importance of physical activity and exercise for COPD

In the lead up, we are doing a global step challenge w @InogenInc

Join now & take @copdathlete.bsky.social off the top position

#Breathlessness is unpleasant. Is quality of life affected by it? Is this relationship homogeneous across the world?

For answers, check out: "Quality of life associated with breathlessness in the multinational Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study: A cross-sectional analysis"

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Editor's Choice 🌟

#Abnormal #breathlessness at maximal #exercise may be caused by a range of conditions, including #exercise-induced #bronchospasm, breathing pattern disorder, or exercise-induced #laryngeal obstruction.

Read 👀 zurl.co/OoCQw

Yesterday at @atscommunity.bsky.social postgraduate course on cardiopulmonary exercise testing complete with live demo - I presented on reference values including for breathlessness 👉

www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10....

#ATS2025

The mMRC and CAT failed to identify many people with abnormally high exertional #breathlessness assesses with #CPET, supporting the role of standardized
exercise testing in the evaluation of people with #COPD.
@accpchest.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

What’s next for breathlessness research?

The UK patients, carers and clinicians have come up with a neat list of 10.

These James Lind Alliance breathlessness research priorities have just been presented at the Asthma + Lung UK BTS meeting

#BTSWinter2024
#A+LUK
#breathlessness
#lungSky