There is no cure for COPD, but it can be managed and treated by working with your healthcare team to develop a plan to keep your COPD under control. Along with quitting smoking, staying up to date ...

End-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to being in the final stages of the disease. At this stage, you can expect to experience significant shortness of breath even when resting ...

Though I attempted to follow my treatment plan and watched for signs of an impending exacerbation, one crept up on me this summer and caused a worsening of my dyspnea, or the shortness of breath that ...

This articles explores the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of OCAD in more detail. It also discusses the potential outlook for people with OCAD and tips to help prevent the condition.

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s ...

Because pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) often causes shortness of breath, swelling, and fatigue, exercise may seem like the last thing you should do. But the right kind -- with your doctor ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is one of five types of pulmonary hypertension. It happens when the blood vessels in your lungs narrow and scar so much that it’s hard for blood to move ...

In most cases, bronchitis is not life-threatening. However, complications can arise, particularly in individuals with weakened immune systems, children, the elderly, or those with preexisting lung ...

With the earlier definition of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients were ... and mucus plugging of the airways. Inflammation causes fibrosis in the airways and loss of tissue ...

highlighting the heterogeneity in chronic inflammatory pathways that underlie chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathophysiology. In ‘A Breath of Fresh Air: A Greater Understanding of COPD ...

The main objective was to discuss the clinical aspects, diagnosis, and pathophysiology of bronchiectasis, a chronic, abnormal dilation of the bronchi, and its association with other lung diseases. The ...