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2. How to Keep Your COPD Under Control, Even When Life Is Changing

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   But when those moments occur and you’re living with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), it can complicate your ability to manage serious symptoms like shortness of breath and wheezing.

3. A Guide for Living With COPD - AOL

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   COPD is a risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD)—a type of heart disease caused by buildup of plaque in the arteries, says Dr. Attaway. Research suggests that CAD is a leading cause of ...

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

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   Gordon didn’t know at the time that this episode was caused by COPD, a progressive disease that damages lungs and makes it hard to breathe. 1 Looking back, he recognizes there were many missed ...

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. Pursed-lip breathing - Wikipedia

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   Breathing through pursed lips on both exhalation and inhalation is one of the signs that health workers use to detect possible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients. COPD Canada suggests that using PLB has positive effects in treating stress- and anxiety-related disorders.

7. 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.