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  2. Asthma-COPD overlap - Wikipedia

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    Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Overlap (ACO), also known as Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS), is a chronic inflammatory, obstructive airway disease in which features of both asthma and COPD predominate. Asthma and COPD were once thought of as distinct entities; however, in some, there are clinical features of both asthma ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

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    Types of obstructive lung disease include asthma, bronchiectasis, bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although COPD shares similar characteristics with all other obstructive lung diseases, such as the signs of coughing and wheezing , they are distinct conditions in terms of disease onset, frequency of symptoms, and ...

  5. Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency - Wikipedia

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    In those with severe liver disease liver transplantation may be an option. [2] [4] Avoiding smoking is recommended. [2] Vaccination for influenza, pneumococcus, and hepatitis is also recommended. [2] Life expectancy among those who smoke is 50 years while among those who do not smoke it is almost normal. [3]

  6. Tracheobronchomalacia - Wikipedia

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    More severe treatments include silicone stenting to prevent tracheal constriction, surgery to strengthen or attempt to rebuild the walls, continuous positive airway pressure [12] that has a machine blow small amounts of air into the trachea to keep it open (mainly at night), or a tracheostomy, [13] which is surgically inserted into the patient ...

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