MANAGEMENT ~ GOALS

Goals of Therapy

The goals of therapy are to:

• Decrease or eliminate symptoms such as dyspnea, cough, etc.
• Facilitate sputum clearance
• Maintain/improve exercise capacity
• Decrease the rate of disease progression
• Decrease the frequency and severity of exacerbations
• Maintain arterial blood oxygen saturation above 90%

Adapted from Therapeutic Choices (14)

Preventing worsening lung function and
Treating COPD symptoms.

   Prevention