Strados System at Center of Excellence

Inclusion Criteria

• •Potential study participants will be recruited from within the Einstein Center of Excellence. Individuals who meet all of the following criteria are eligible for enrollment as study participants:
• •1. Males and females between the ages of 18-80:
• •With documented physician-diagnosed COPD (chronic bronchitis dominant) or severe asthma, as defined either by the American Thoracic Society or the World Health Organization who are admitted for exacerbation, including those with active or suspected SARS-COV-2 infection
• •OR
• •Who are admitted with respiratory distress symptoms associated with SARS-COV-2 infection
• •2. Able to provide informed consent
• •3. Able to follow study procedures
• •4. Clinician assessment of the patient's current SARS-COV-2 status: negative or unlikely to be infected, RTPCR positive, or untested by clinically suspected
• •5. Accessible by telephone upon discharge