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2. A Guide for Living With COPD - AOL

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   The chronic inflammation from COPD can also increase your risk for other health conditions, says Dr. Attaway: Lung cancer. ... “The lungs can be very hyper-inflated, so there’s less room for ...

3. How to Exercise When You Have COPD - AOL

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   Phyliss DiLorenzo, a 66-year-old from Jersey City, N.J., was diagnosed with severe COPD in 2013. The disease interfered with her ability to walk to meetings as a mental health counselor in Manhattan.

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 and/or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

6. Effect of oxygen on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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   Many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a low partial pressure of oxygen in the blood and high partial pressure of carbon dioxide.Treatment with supplemental oxygen may improve their well-being; alternatively, in some this can lead to the adverse effect of elevating the carbon dioxide content in the blood (hypercapnia) to levels that may become toxic.

7. Post bronchodilator test - Wikipedia

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   An initial spirometry is performed to assess the patient's native respiratory status. The patient will be asked to take a deep breath and then blow into the mouthpiece of the spirometer as hard as you can.