Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Since there is no cure for COPD, dealing with a COPD diagnosis can be scary. I have ten tips on how you can deal with your COPD diagnosis. Dealing with COPD Diagnosis Tip #1: If You Smoke, Quit. ...
Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) may use one or more drugs in addition to their maintenance drugs, steroids and bronchodilators, to help prevent or control their symptoms. Steriods Steroids, also called corticosteroids or glucocorticoids, are medications that help reduce the swelling and inflammation in the airways of the lungs. Steroids are used to ...
COPD is the abbreviation for a lung disease known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – a term which encompasses both emphysema and chronic bronchitis. This group of lung diseases is more commonly seen in smokers, and can lead to serious respiratory problems and even death. There are a variety of treatments that can help open ...
When you suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exercise may be the last thing you feel like doing. How can you possibly exercise if a trip to the mailbox leaves you feeling out of breath and worn out? With COPD, it’s easy to slip into a downward spiral of fatigue. The more tired and ...
COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is a fatal lung disease that inhibits the lungs from taking in enough fresh oxygen and expelling the stale, carbon dioxide filled air. COPD also keeps the airways inflamed so it’s more difficult to air to flow through. Often mistaken as bronchitis or emphysema, COPD is actually a combination of ...
Emphysema is one form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is characterized by long term shortness of breath, severe shortness of breath on exertion, wheezing and sometimes coughing, when emphysema is accompanied by another form of COPD, which is bronchitis and asthma. When emphysema is advanced or is exacerbated by another chronic lung disease, ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is a general term for lung diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, caused by the narrowing of the small airways or bronchi in the lungs. Symptoms of COPD include shortness of breath, wheezing, recurrent respiratory infections and chronic cough. There is no cure for COPD, but the symptoms can ...
