All Subjects for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (SHORE Trial)

Listening to breath sounds with a stethoscope/auscultation is used by pulmonary physicians in conjunction with pulmonary function, signs and symptoms, oxygen saturation and diagnostic testing to admit, follow, and discharge patients from the hospital. Of these, only auscultation routinely ceases upon discharge from the hospital. Healthcare utilization statistics have shown that for more than a decade, readmission after discharge for an exacerbation of COPD remains a major problem. The Strados RESP Biosensor has been designed to extend the range of lung sound recording both geographically and temporally to improve the standard of care when access to continuous monitoring has been replaced by periodic or no monitoring. The primary purpose of this study is to assess the associations between RESP Biosensor-acquired lung findings and subjective measures of respiratory symptoms as measured by validated measurement tools, and objective measure of respiratory physiology as determined by home pulse oximetry.