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2. Asthma-COPD overlap - Wikipedia

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   ACO presents with symptoms of both asthma and COPD. [1] ACO presents in adulthood, usually after the age of 40 (after there has been significant tobacco smoke or other toxic fumes exposure), with symptoms of dyspnea (shortness of breath), exercise intolerance, sputum production, cough and episodes of symptomatic worsening known as exacerbations.

3. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

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   This can be measured with breathing devices such as a peak flow meter or by spirometry. Most people with COPD have characteristics of emphysema and chronic bronchitis to varying degrees. Asthma being a reversible obstruction of airways is often considered separately, but many COPD patients also have some degree of reversibility in their airways ...

4. 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 ...

5. How diagnosing and treating asthma, COPD early can ... - AOL

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   Researchers say a clinical trial has shown how important it is to diagnose asthma and COPD early to provide effective treatments and improve a person's quality of life

6. Occupational lung disease - Wikipedia

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   Asthma is a respiratory disease that can begin or worsen due to exposure at work and is characterized by episodic narrowing of respiratory airways. Occupational asthma has a variety of causes, including sensitization to a specific substance, causing an allergic response; or a reaction to an irritant that is inhaled in the workplace.

7. How to Exercise When You Have COPD - AOL

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   “I can’t recall a patient who didn’t think pulmonary rehabilitation benefited them a great deal,” says Dr. David Mannino, co-founder and chief medical officer of the COPD Foundation.