Pursed Mouth Breathing Exercise ...Now you will know the best posture for pursed mouth breathing. It aids in expanding your chest and developing core strength. We start off by noticing your natural breath pace... By Karen Hoyt1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Respiratory Rehabilitation...A mere 3 days after a month long stay in the hospital, the specialist’s office called. They had a request from the hospital for an immediate opening. They would accommodate... By Barbara Moore2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
my COPD...I have completed 18 weeks of pulmonary rehab, which helped but I am tired all the time.... By 3d5ex51 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
MOST EFFECTIVE DRUGS FOR COPD...I visited my pulmonary doctor today and he was overjoyed at the improvement in my COPD issues from the last treatment, at which time he prescribed prednisone... By CommunityMember39891 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
New to COPD...I asked how do we know for sure, and she did tell me to see a specialist, so I am scheduled to see a pulmonary specialist... By MASUTTON041 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
COPD Lexicon: Emphysema Terms To Know...It’s where alveoli and pulmonary capillaries exchange gases. Carbon dioxide leaves capillaries and enters alveoli.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Conditions Linked to COPD - Overview...People living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have other health conditions as well.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
COPD, Obesity and Me...If you have an opportunity to go to Pulmonary Rehab, do go. That can make such a difference and they would help you with coordinated exercise.... By Janet Plank2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
10 Tips to Help You Cope with COPD...Being told you have a lung disease like COPD can be a frightening experience. The idea it’s associated with being short of breath and that it forces you to make... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments50 comments
The Benefits of Respiratory Therapists...Today, the gold standard for diagnosing COPD is the pulmonary function test (PFT).... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
COPD Management Plan...Life with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be complex and hard to manage.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
4 Amazing Benefits of Home Oxygen Therapy...This causes a condition called cor pulmonale. Both of these studies showed LTOT significantly reduced pulmonary hypertension.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments21 comments
COPD with Lung Cancer...I found a new pulmonary doctor and a Cancer and Radiology/Oncology doctor.... By gjnino2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Why Is Supplemental Oxygen Beneficial?...This eventually leads to another complication called pulmonary hypertension.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments25 comments
My Friend, Rick (Part 1)...The symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis are very similar to those of COPD and the benefits of a lung transplant are precisely the same.... By KevinDavitt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
COPD/emphysema...I take combivent, advair, and spiriva as well as the nebulizer and have done 2 pulmonary rehabs at MGH in the last 2 years.... By bobm1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Links Between COPD and Heart Failure...OSA may cause hypoxemia, pulmonary hypertension, and right heart failure.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My COPD...Next week I'm attending my second pulmonary rehabilitation course, during the bleep test this week, it was decided that I may need oxygen to help me with... By jackieplum1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Rodfullerf's COPD Story...In Jan 2017 I was diagnosed with pulmonary embolism. It was the first time I had experienced shortness of breath.... By rodfullerf1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
The Truth as it Comes...Now I work at my own pace, following the COPD Pulmonary Rehab program with dumbells exercise pedals and steps.... By Debz Borge2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
