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2. 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 ...

3. Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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   The incidence varies depending on which definition is used, but definitions by Anthonisen et al. [23] the typical COPD patient averages two to three AECB episodes per year. [24] With a COPD prevalence of more than 12 million (possibly 24 million including undiagnosed ones) in the United States, [ 25 ] there are at least 30 million incidences of ...

4. 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.

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

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   Since COPD is a progressive disease, symptoms often evolve over time, and it’s important for patients to monitor and effectively communicate changes and the impact of symptoms to their doctor.

6. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

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   The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) is a non-profit organization started by the World Health Organization and the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in 1997 to improve care for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

7. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

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   Obstructive lung disease is a category of respiratory disease characterized by airway obstruction. Many obstructive diseases of the lung result from narrowing (obstruction) of the smaller bronchi and larger bronchioles, often because of excessive contraction of the smooth muscle itself.