1. Approximately which percentage of patients with COPD die within 5 years following hospital discharge for a severe COPD exacerbation?

2. John is a 60-year-old male recently diagnosed with COPD following a hospitalization for an acute exacerbation. His current CAT score is 9. He has been prescribed a LAMA as maintenance therapy and a SABA to be used as needed. John is a current smoker with a 40-pack per year smoking history and comorbid CVD. Which of the following evidence-based interventions, proven to slow down the accelerated decline in COPD lung function, should be prescribed in addition to his current LAMA maintenance therapy?

3. Which of the following is the single BEST predictor of future exacerbations, across all stages of COPD?

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