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2. A Guide for Living With COPD - AOL

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   In the past, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—a lung condition that limits airflow into your lungs and causes difficulty breathing—was thought to be a men’s disease. This was in ...

3. How To Be Active in Your Treatment Journey With COPD - AOL

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   Early warning signs of COPD include chronic and progressive labored breathing, coughing, coughing up phlegm, chest tightness, and wheezing. 3 These are often mistaken as typical effects of aging ...

4. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

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   In severe cases that are difficult to control, chronic treatment with oral corticosteroids may be necessary, although this is fraught with significant side effects. COPD is generally irreversible although lung function can partially recover if the patient stops smoking. Smoking cessation is an essential aspect of treatment. [9]

5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

6. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

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   [1] [2] They have organized the annual awareness day, World COPD Day, every November since 2002. [3] This organization issues recommendations for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related medical conditions. GOLD issued its first formal recommendations in 2001. [2]

7. How to Exercise When You Have COPD - AOL

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   I f you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s ...