Table 1 Key recommendations for COPD management

A

Brief smoking cessation counseling is effective and every tobacco user should be offered stop-smoking advice at every contact with health care providers.

B

The prognosis of COPD should be estimated using the mMRC dyspnea scale.

C

The patient should be given the basic information about his/her disease, its treatment and the expected effects of applied drugs, in order to enhance that the patient takes an active, participating role in the long-term treatment.

D

The patient should be trained in the correct use of all devices which he/she will use for inhalation.