Explaining the COPD stages...When people first receive a diagnosis of COPD, they take special breathing tests to find out which of the four stages of COPD that they currently have. Stage I is...
Finding Out Your COPD Stage...If you are diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), your doctor will also determine your COPD stage. A COPD stage is sometimes called a COPD grade or a GOLD...
COPD Stages...If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), your doctor may have told you which stage you are in. Doctors use COPD stages to determine treatment and track how the...
Acute Exacerbations...A chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) exacerbation happens when someone’s symptoms suddenly get much worse than normal. Exacerbations are also called COPD attacks or flare-ups. During a flare-up, someone with...
Statistics...It is estimated that more than 250 million people in the world may have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This number is just an estimate because it is hard to...
COPD Conditions: Chronic Bronchitis & Emphysema...People who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have symptoms of 2 different conditions: chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Those 2 conditions are usually classified under COPD because most people...
How Healthy Lungs Function...Our lungs are a pair of organs that sit in our chest on either side of the heart. Both lungs work the same way, but the left lung is naturally...
COPD Basics...Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic (long-term) disease that makes it difficult to breathe. It is a term that covers several lung diseases, most commonly chronic bronchitis and...
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