Category: COPD
Stage IV (Very Severe) COPD
Stage IV (Very Severe) COPD Although this stage of COPD is categorized by severe lung damage, medical treatment can still help you manage its symptoms. People in Stage IV experience more severe symptoms, frequent flare-ups and...
Read MoreStage III (Severe) COPD
Stage III (Severe) COPD In Stage III, symptoms of COPD increase and have a greater impact on quality of life. You may experience increased coughing with more mucus, more frequent disease exacerbations and increased fatigue. Most...
Read MoreStage II (Moderate) COPD
Stage II (Moderate) COPD At this stage of the disease, symptoms worsen and begin to affect your daily life. Many people first learn they have COPD when it progresses to Stage II. Symptoms in Stage II include constant coughing,...
Read MoreStage I (Early Stage) COPD
Stage I (Early Stage) COPD People in this stage of COPD are at low risk of exacerbation and experience only minor symptoms. Those at high risk for developing COPD, such as those who smoke or used to smoke, should be aware of...
Read MoreCOPD Oxygen Therapy
Part V: More about COPD and Oxygen Therapy Not everyone with COPD needs oxygen therapy. Before it’s prescribed, your doctor will measure the amount of oxygen in your blood via a device called a pulse oximeter and/or an arterial...
Read MoreCOPD Flare-Ups
Part IV: Preventing COPD from Worsening A period of time when COPD symptoms worsen is known as a...
Read MoreLiving with COPD
Part III: Living with COPD That COPD is a progressive illness speaks loudly to the importance of...
Read MoreCOPD Treatment
Part II: Treatment of COPD The goal of COPD treatment – no matter how severe the disease – is to...
Read MoreThe Essential Guide to COPD – OxygenMD
Introduction How will I cope? How will my life change? What about my family? My job? If you or a...
Read MoreCOPD Medications
If you’re like a lot of people with COPD, your medicine cabinet is filled with a wide variety of...
Read MoreAARP Membership and What They Do
As the nation’s largest non-profit, non-partisan organization with membership of nearly 38...
Read MoreApria Healthcare: Improving the Qualify of Life for Patients at Home
As one of the nation’s leading providers of home respiratory services and medical equipment, Apria...
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