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   Is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a lifelong condition?

   • The term chronic, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, means that it lasts for a long time. Symptoms of COPD sometimes improve when a person stops smoking, takes medication regularly, and/or attends pulmonary rehabilitation. However, the lungs are still damaged and can never fully return to normal. Therefore, COPD is a lifelong condition.

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   What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

   • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable lung disease. People with COPD must work harder to breathe, which can lead to shortness of breath and/or feeling tired. Early in the disease, people with COPD may feel short of breath when they exercise.

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   What is chronic obstructive lung disease?

   • Last Update: August 7, 2023. Chronic obstructive lung disease is a lung disease characterized by lung airflow limitation and can be from exposure to harmful substances. It is a common cause of death worldwide. To avoid the high morbidity and mortality associated with this condition, it must be diagnosed and treated promptly.

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2. www.thoracic.org › resources › copd-introChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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   Learn about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a preventable and treatable lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. Find out how to stop smoking, take medications, and join a pulmonary rehabilitation program to manage your COPD.

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   • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common, preventable and treatable disease that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities usually caused by significant exposure to noxious particles or gases.

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4. www.aafp.org › pubs › afpChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and ... - AAFP

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   A comprehensive review of COPD diagnosis, severity, treatment, and complications from the American Academy of Family Physicians. Includes spirometry, pharmacotherapy, oxygen therapy, and surgical options for COPD.

5. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK559281Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - StatPearls - NCBI ...

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   Aug 7, 2023 · Chronic obstructive lung disease is a lung disease characterized by lung airflow limitation and can be from exposure to harmful substances. It is a common cause of death worldwide. To avoid the high morbidity and mortality associated with this condition, it must be diagnosed and treated promptly.

   • Author: David Brendan Price, Martin Duerden
   • Published: 2023/08/07

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6. internet-prod.nhlbi.nih.gov › sites › defaultA Quick Guide on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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   COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a serious lung disease that over time makes it hard to breathe. Other names for COPD include chronic bronchitis or emphysema. COPD, a leading cause of death, affects millions of Americans and causes long-term disability. Most often, COPD occurs in people age 40 and over who...

7. www.asthmaandlung.org.uk › sites › defaultChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Lung UK

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   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) COPD describes a group of lung conditions that make it difficult to empty air out of the lungs because the airways have become narrowed. This information covers what COPD is, the symptoms you might get, and how it’s diagnosed and treated.