Tips for Improving Communication With Your Physician...Results of the COPD In America 2015 Study reported that almost a third of respondents were unaware of the stage of their COPD when they were diagnosed, and a similar...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Basics for Caregivers: Equipment...There will be an increasing number of pieces of equipment as your patient progresses. As each piece is added, it is important to think about your patient. Not only is...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Never Doubt The Resilience of a Child...When I found out that I was pregnant, mom had just come home from a three week hospital stay. At that time, her care was very hands-on. She was almost...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Kathi MacNaughton...Kathi was previously a health leader on COPD.net. I am an experienced consumer health education writer who had a career in nursing that spanned more than 30 years, much of...
Tonya Hidalgo...Tonya was previously an advocate for COPD.net. Tonya Hidalgo blogs at The COPD Life and is the author of Traveling With COPD, a basic guide for traveling with extra equipment...
Matthew DiChiara...Matthew was previously an advocate for COPD.net. For over 7 years Matthew has studied healthcare communications, including the interactions between physicians and their patients. In that time he developed a...
Derek Cummings...Derek was previously an advocate for COPD.net I was diagnosed with mild COPD in 1987 when 39 years of age. Now at the very severe stage I use oxygen for...
Leon Lebowitz, RRT...Leon was previously a health leader on COPD.net. Leon is a career respiratory therapy professional in New York City. He is a New York State licensed, nationally credentialed respiratory therapist...
Lynida Jo Harper, MPA, BSRT, RRT, AE-C...Lyn Harper, MPA, BSRT, RRT is the Director of Respiratory Care at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, NY. In this role, Lyn has been instrumental in implementing a comprehensive...
Ann Cuccia, MPH, RRT...Ann was previously an advocate for COPD.net. Ann is a full-time faculty member in the Respiratory Care Program at Stony Brook University in New York. She holds a Bachelor’s degrees...
John Bottrell, RRT...John Bottrell is a licensed respiratory therapist who also lives with allergic asthma. He has blogged about his profession at Respiratory Therapy Cave since 2007. He was a featured asthma and...
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Let's Talk COPD...My diagnosis of COPD during 1987 was an unremarkable affair. The doctor informed me after tests for repeated bronchitis and shortness of breath that I had mild COPD. Prescribed an inhaler...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
So You Have COPD......I am not going to welcome you to club COPD. After all, none of us want to be here. But as we are here, simple rules have to be learned...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Prolastin-C (alpha1-proteinase inhibitor)...Prolastin-C (alpha1-proteinase inhibitor) is a treatment option for emphysema in people who have a severe deficiency of alpha1-PI (alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency). Some people are born with a rare genetic condition called...
Mariah Zebrowski Leach...Mariah was previously a health leader on COPD.net. Mariah is a writer and patient advocate who lives in Colorado with her husband and two young sons. Diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in...
Community Health Leaders...In order to stay up to date on latest treatments, drug discovery, clinical studies and how to manage COPD every day, COPD.net brings you frequent articles, points of view and advice...
Striverdi Respimat (olodaterol)...Striverdi Respimat® (olodaterol) is a medicine you inhale. It belongs to a class of drugs called long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonists or LABAs. Striverdi Respimat is a long-term maintenance treatment for people...
Living With COPD...Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be very challenging. People with COPD have symptoms that affect different aspects of their lives. These symptoms make it difficult for them...
Antibiotics, Mucolytics, and Opioids...Some types of drugs are commonly used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). One of these is called a bronchodilator. Bronchodilators include drugs called short-acting beta-agonists (SABAs), long-acting beta-agonists...
