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COPD

What is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)?

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a group of lung diseases that make it hard to breathe and get worse over time.

Normally, the airways and air sacs in your lungs are elastic or stretchy. When you breathe in, the airways bring air to the air sacs. The air sacs fill up with air, like a small balloon. When you breathe out, the air sacs deflate, and the air goes out. If you have COPD, less air flows in and out of your airways because of one or more problems:

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  1. COPD (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)? COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a group of lung diseases that make it hard to breathe and get worse over time. Normally, the ...
  2. Control medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are drugs you take to control or prevent symptoms of COPD. You must use these medicines every day for them to work well. ...
  3. Quick-relief medicines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) work quickly to help you breathe better. You ... use more than one canister a month, your COPD probably is not under control. You should call ...
  4. People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a greater risk for depression , stress, and anxiety. Being stressed or depressed can make COPD symptoms worse and make it harder ...
  5. Emphysema (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is emphysema? Emphysema is a type of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). COPD is a group of lung diseases that make ... worse over time. The other main type of COPD is chronic bronchitis. Most people with COPD have ...
  6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease. Having COPD makes it hard to breathe. There are two main forms of COPD: Chronic ...
  7. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ) damages your lungs. This can make it hard for you to get enough oxygen and clear carbon dioxide from your ...
  8. ... the leading cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Smoking is also a trigger for COPD flare-ups . Smoking damages the air sacs, airways, ...
  9. If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you are more likely to have other health problems, too. These are called comorbidities. People with COPD tend to have more health problems ...
  10. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms can worsen rapidly. You may find it hard to breathe. You may cough or wheeze more or produce more ...
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