What Is Pulmonary Hypertension? ...This can help blood flow more easily through your lungs, thereby reducing the force your heart needs to produce to pump blood through them.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Quit Smoking Programs: What's Better—Short or Long Term?...These persistent smokers tend to be more dependent on nicotine, thus finding it harder to quit.... By Kathi MacNaughton4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Is That All There Is?...That isn't who I am though. How do you remain positive when there is a struggle to breathe every day?... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Home Pulse Oximeter Monitoring - Yes or No?...A beam of light passes through the blood in your fingertip and measures the light-absorption in the hemoglobin in your blood.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
COPD and a Life of Uncertainty...I breathe just a little easier though, knowing I have provided some answers to life’s uncertainties.... By Carol Kirker3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments21 comments
My Quest for a Portable Oxygen Concentrator...My doctor had very little knowledge regarding portable oxygen, so I basically blundered my way through it.... By Becky Brooks3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments43 comments
The Year Was 1987: My 30 Years with COPD...Even though you never managed an increase in speed? I have.... By derekc4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My Experience Flying With COPD...Through this whole journey, I've experienced some very stressful moments and I knew that my positive attitude would see me through it all.... By Liana Collet2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Intubation and Ventilators...The person on the ventilator will be fed through an intravenous (IV) or feeding tube.... By Leon Lebowitz, RRT6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What’s Your Hobby?...It is important to go at your own pace, don’t rush into anything high intensity and try to not get overwhelmed.... By Theresa Cannizzaro, Respiratory Therapist2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments33 comments
Reversing Roles with COPD ...Instead, allow them to tell the truth about how much they can contribute.... By Karen Hoyt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Understanding Emphysema vs. Chronic Bronchitis...This can take years though. And here's the good news: Both conditions are treatable.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Don’t Forget Your Medicine!...You don’t just accidentally drive through my town.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
COPD Choices...Nothing could be further from the truth, as most of your future is in your hands. ... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Fire Season and COPD...The burning of crops and trash is new to me as we recently relocated to the Midwest a few months ago.... By Theresa Cannizzaro, Respiratory Therapist2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
All the Positives That Came With My COPD Diagnosis...There are five stages of grief, and I think every one of us has been through or will go through it.... By Jackie English2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Do You Worry About What Others Think?...The truth is, it's likely the other way around – those people are probably more concerned about what you think of them."... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
New Lungs!...And even though it was Brooklyn, we were within a 30-minute bicycle ride to the Atlantic Ocean. So, when you didn’t walk, you rode.... By KevinDavitt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments19 comments
The Conversation No One Wants To Have...Preparing for the end is a way that you can help your family through it all. ... By Tonya Hidalgo2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Increasing Your Pulse Oxygen Levels With COPD...In truth, though, she enjoyed her own cooking and chose to use good ingredients.... By Karen Hoyt2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
