Respiratory Disorders Non-invasive Monitoring of Work of Breathing in Outpatients

Inclusion criteria

• Patient seen at the Stanford University Hospital Chest Clinic
• Patient age 18 or older
• Patient able to consent
• Patient with one of the following two medical conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary - Disease or Asthma
• Participant (or accompanying family / caretaker) able to speak English

Exclusion criteria

• Patient does not meet inclusion criteria (under age 18, unable to consent, etc.)
• Patient is hospitalized
• Patient is having an acute exacerbation of their respiratory condition
• Patient is having an acute exacerbation of a comorbid condition
• Patient has comorbid cardiac disease, including one of the conditions listed below:
• Arrhythmias (including atrial fibrillation, NSVT, etc.)
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Unstable angina
• Myocardial infarction within the last 3 months prior to enrollment
• Uncorrected congenital heart disease
• Uncorrected severe valvular disease
• Pulmonary Hypertension (moderate or higher grade)
• Patient has one of the following conditions:
• Moderate pleural effusion
• Large pleural effusion
• Advanced stage lung cancer (Stage III or Stage IV disease)
• Active infectious process, including viral process or pneumonia
• Interstitial lung disease
• Pleural disease, including pleural malignancies, trapped lung, etc
• Active Cheyne-Stokes respiration
• Patient has baseline increased work of breathing not due to their underlying respiratory disease (ie. COPD or asthma)
• Ongoing substance abuse (not including cigarette use)