What is COPD? - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - COPD …
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a term used to describe chronic lung diseases including emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. This disease is characterized by breathlessness. …
COPD - What Is COPD? | NHLBI, NIH
Nov 8, 2024 · COPD Basics Learn who is at risk for COPD, what symptoms to watch for, and how the disease affects the lungs. COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a condition caused by …
COPD Foundation | Learn More, Take Action and Breathe Better
The COPD Foundation’s mission is to help millions of people live longer and healthier lives by advancing research, advocacy, and awareness to stop COPD, bronchiectasis, and NTM lung disease.
COPD - Symptoms | NHLBI, NIH
Oct 4, 2024 · Symptoms of COPD include shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, chest tightness, and fatigue. These can get worse over time. Sudden flare-ups of symptoms are called exacerbations. …
COPD - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIH
Oct 4, 2024 · Causes and Risk Factors of COPD Learn about NHLBI research to help understand why some people get COPD or get more severe COPD than others.
COPD Treatment and Medications | COPD Foundation
COPD Medications There are many different types of COPD medications, including short- and long-acting bronchodilators, inhaled and systemic corticosteroids, and antibiotics. For the first time in over …
How is COPD Diagnosed? | COPD Foundation
How is COPD Diagnosed? COPD is usually diagnosed through lung function testing such as spirometry. A spirometry test measures how well your lungs are working. It’s a simple and painless test that can …
COPD Flare-Ups: Warning Signs, Prevention, and Management
Avoid triggers: COPD flare-ups can be caused by things in the environment like pollution, breathing in dust, or smoke from tobacco or wood. Smoking, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and vaping, can …
Severe and Worsening COPD | COPD Foundation
The COPD Foundation Podcast is a health series focusing on helping you live well with lung conditions like COPD, Bronchiectasis, NTM, and Alpha-1. The podcast episodes aim to provide resources for …
COPD Causes and Risk Factors | COPD Foundation
What causes COPD? Most cases of COPD are caused by inhaling pollutants; that includes tobacco smoking (cigarettes, pipes, cigars, etc.), and second-hand smoke. Fumes, chemicals and dust found …