Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for a group of respiratory tract diseases that are characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. It is usually caused by tobacco smoking but can also be caused by coal dust. Conditions included in this umbrella term are: chronic bronchitis emphysema bronchiectasis Other names COPD is also known as CORD, COAD, COLD which respectively stand for chronic obstructive respiratory, airways, or lung disease. COPD has been ...
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Resources
- Acute Bronchitis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- American Lung Association Factsheet: African Americans and Lung Disease (American Lung Association)
- Chronic Bronchitis (American Lung Association)
- Chronic Bronchitis (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Cleveland Clinic)
- Conserving Your Energy - for People with COPD (Cleveland Clinic)
- Controlled Coughing (Cleveland Clinic)
- COPD Exercise and Activity Guidelines (Cleveland Clinic)
- COPD Exercise Precautions (Cleveland Clinic)
- COPD Glossary of Terms (Cleveland Clinic)
- COPD Medication Guidelines (Cleveland Clinic)
- COPD Resources (Cleveland Clinic)
- COPD Symptoms (Cleveland Clinic)
- Coping with COPD (Cleveland Clinic)
- Diaphragmatic Breathing for Pulmonary Disease (Cleveland Clinic)
- Emphysema (MayoClinic)
- Every Breath You Take: Preventing and Treating Emphysema (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Home Oxygen Therapy for COPD (Cleveland Clinic)
- How to Use Your Dry Powder Inhaler (Cleveland Clinic)
- How Your Lungs Work (Cleveland Clinic)
- Nutritional Guidelines for People with COPD (Cleveland Clinic)
- Positions to Reduce Shortness of Breath (Cleveland Clinic)
- Preventing Respirtatory Infection and Avoiding Irritants (Cleveland Clinic)
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Is It for You? (Cleveland Clinic)
- Pursed Lip Breathing (Cleveland Clinic)
- Traveling Tips for People with COPD (Cleveland Clinic)
- Understanding COPD (Cleveland Clinic)
- Using Inhaled Medications (Cleveland Clinic)
- What Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
- Work-Site Accommodation Ideas: Respiratory Impairment (Job Accommodation Network)

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