"The Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD - because GIOLD sounded weird) is an international collaboration of experts in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Every so often the GOLD gang releases another update of their standard-setting GOLD guidelines. (Read PulmCCM's 2014 GOLD guideline review and our COPD Review.)
Get the full 2017 GOLD guidelines or the 36 page "pocket" review on the GOLD website for the full details. Following are a few highlights from GOLD 2017."