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...Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be very stressful. It can also make a person feel sad or frightened. For these reasons and many others, people with COPD...

...Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease that affects the lungs and breathing system (also called the “respiratory system”). People with COPD very often have other respiratory conditions: People...

...People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have problems that are linked to the body’s metabolism and nutrition. Metabolism is the group of chemical processes in the body that...

...It is common for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to also have medical conditions that involve the cardiovascular system. The cardiovascular system is made up of the heart...

...People living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have other health conditions as well. COPD and other conditions can be related in different ways: Sometimes, the other condition can...

...Treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can involve an entire team of healthcare providers. Each member of the team has a unique and important role in helping a person with...

...Breathing in tiny particles called “irritants” can damage the lungs. This kind of lung damage can cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The most common irritant that causes COPD is...

...Indoor and outdoor air pollution have many negative health effects. This includes a higher risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). People with higher exposure to air pollution have a...

...Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is also known as COPD. COPD is a chronic lung disease that results from damaged lungs and airways. COPD develops slowly over time. Smoking is the...

...Some people are born with a rare condition called alpha­1 antitrypsin deficiency (AAT deficiency). Having AAT deficiency causes a high risk of getting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When people...

...Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) worldwide. The majority of people with COPD are current or former smokers. There is a huge amount of...

...Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often caused by inhaling irritants. Of all inhaled irritants, COPD is most commonly caused by smoking. It can also be caused by inhaling fumes...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...