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...One important part of managing COPD is avoiding triggers. A trigger is something that makes your COPD worse....

...Many of the symptoms of COPD–like wheezing, chest tightness, coughing, and shortness of breath–are caused by tightening of the smooth muscles inside your...

...I wondered what the doctor could offer me in the way of help....

...Understanding a chronic condition like COPD is a process, so be patient with your loved ones as they learn about your situation....

...with severe COPD....

...I envisioned going until the fall and being so active but when COVID hit, all exercise places closed....

...With Covid still going on, we didn’t go indoors anywhere but just did some site seeing and took some pictures....

...Blood testing could help doctors diagnose asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the future....

...This is to be done at my pace, if I need to stop for short breaks I could do...

...You hear that COPD is the third leading cause of death and that COPD is non-reversible. Beyond that, you don’t hear anything....

...For grading COPD, the GOLD System bases stages of your COPD on several things. How many times has your COPD progressed?...

...Questions like "What are the underlying causes of pre-COPD?", "How can we prevent pre-COPD from progressing to COPD?"...

...played in the development of COPD....

...So this makes them ideal for those with severe airflow limitation, or people with severe COPD....

...I believe that my dad had COPD for many years. As a home health care nurse who had cared for countless COPD patients,

...In other words – just having COPD doesn’t quite do it....

...With a flexible schedule, I could go to doctors' appointments and ask hard questions....

...Kristin - I came to this work (COPD Education) given that my father and my grandmother died from COPD. Kevin – As did...