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2. Quiz: Do You Have Symptoms of COPD? - AOL

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   This quiz is designed to help you discover if you are at risk for COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It asks questions about you, your breathing and what you are able to do. To complete ...

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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   The most common cause of COPD is cigarette smoking. COPD is a gradually progressive condition and usually only develops after about 20 pack-years of smoking. COPD may also be caused by breathing in other particles and gases. [citation needed] The diagnosis of COPD is established through spirometry although other pulmonary function tests can be ...

5. Emphysema - Wikipedia

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   When associated with significant airflow limitation, emphysema is a major subtype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease characterized by long-term breathing problems and poor airflow. [10] [11] Without COPD, the finding of emphysema on a CT lung scan still confers a higher mortality risk in tobacco smokers ...

6. How to Exercise When You Have COPD - AOL

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   Credit - Tetra images RF—Getty Images. I f you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular ...

7. How to Travel When You Have COPD - AOL

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   How to Travel When You Have COPD. Melinda Fulmer. October 10, 2024 at 8:31 AM. Credit - Halfpoint Images—Getty Images. ... they can order a test to justify the prescription.