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Do you check blood eosinophil counts in patients with COPD exacerbations to help guide therapy decisions?

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Do you check blood eosinophil counts in patients with COPD exacerbations to help guide therapy decisions?

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Pulmonology · UCSD
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Yes, I check blood eosinophils in my COPD patients to better understand whether T2 (allergic) inflammation might be contributing, and thus give insight as to which biologic options may be the best for long-term care. For an eosinophil-high (≥300 cells/uL) patient who exacerbates, triple inhaled ther...

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