Your Lungs and the Cardiovascular System...COPD affects your lungs, and it may also affect your heart. This is because your heart and lungs work together to send...reactions1comment
COPD Medical Abbreviations: What Do They Mean?...Your prescription says, “Albuterol QID.” Your doctor wants you to get a PFT and ABG?” These and other abbreviations are commonly used...reactions3comments
Intubation and Ventilators...Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a term that is used to describe a group of lung conditions that, among other things...reactionscomments
What is Pulmonary Function Testing?...Some call it pulmonary function testing, or a PFT. Some call it spirometry. No matter what you refer to it as it...reactions12comments
Dentures Are Affecting My Breathing...Good morning, or should I say good afternoon or evening? I’m still amazed that we can communicate across the world, with a...reactions9comments
Top Five Apps for COPD ...There are so many tools to help us with COPD, and some of the best resources are right on your phone or...reactions9comments
COPD...I am a mom of three kids and a wife and all my life I been a fighter. I went through a...reactions8comments
Understanding Emphysema vs. Chronic Bronchitis...Did you know that COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and that it is an umbrella term for more than one...reactionscomments
COPD and Medical Marijuana...In 1969, I was 15 years old. And so, while I was not exactly, a “child of the 60’s,” (I was a...reactions1comment
Get Some Fresh Air...It’s a common enough statement here in the U.S. Simply put, breathing in air that is almost-sealed shut, keep the cold away...reactions7comments
Better Breathing Exercises for COPD...The main effect of having COPD is how it affects your ability to breathe easily. The four main symptoms of COPD include:...reactions3comments
The Three Types of Nebulizers...There are many respiratory medicines currently on the market. A common way of inhaling these is by using inhalers. Another common way...reactions6comments
Expert Answers: What is Spirometry and PFT?...There are many types of tests one may go through when facing COPD. Lots of questions can accompany those tests, and one...reactionscomments
Expert Answers: Eye Problems and COPD...Quite often, here at COPD.net, community members ask questions coming from their personal experience with COPD. It can be helpful to have...reactions6comments
Stem Cell Therapy for COPD: What You Need to Know...When you have a chronic, incurable disease, it's natural to be interested in research and new therapies that might offer hope and...reactions7comments
A Look Inside the Lungs: Chronic Bronchitis & Emphysema...A person with COPD usually has symptoms of two different conditions: chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Those two conditions are now classified under...reactions5comments
My Friend Rick (Part 4)...Editor's note: Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of this interview series. Kevin: You had gone to rehab before...reactions3comments
World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2020: Voices from the Community...Each year, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is observed in October. This year, October 10 will mark the day to celebrate...reactionscomments
What Are Obstructive Sleep Apnea and CPAP?...Some people with COPD develop a condition called Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). When this occurs, it is often referred to as COPD-OSA...reactionscomments
Transplant – Part 1...“Wake up, Mr. Davitt. Wake up.” “Mmmph...ehhh...wha? What?” “It’s time to wake up and see how you’re doing?” My eyes opened and...reactions34comments
