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Living With COPD
Life with COPD can be a challenge, but it can be easier if you learn and use strategies to cope with symptoms like shortness of breath. Discover ways to maintain your health and live well with COPD.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Care Plan
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Airway Clearance Devices for Managing Lung Disease
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The Pros and Cons of Electronic Cigarettes
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Surgery Risks for COPD Patients
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Can COPD Impact Your Employment?
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Pulse Oximetry: Uses, Procedure, Results
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Healthy Food to Include in a COPD Diet
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How to Travel with Supplemental Oxygen
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Home Pulmonary Rehab Exercise Equipment
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Why COPD and Heart Failure Go Hand-in-Hand
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Cor Pulmonale: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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9 Popular Exercise DVDs to Help COPD Patients
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Pneumothorax in the Lungs: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation Benefits for COPD Patients
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How Controlled Coughing Helps COPD
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Traveling With COPD: How to Stay Healthy on the Road
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Living With GERD and COPD
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Transient Nocturnal Desaturation in COPD: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Respiratory Failure: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Oxygen Therapy During a Power Outage
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How Exercise Can Help COPD Patients
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My Cough Won't Go Away! Common Causes of Chronic Cough
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COPD Diet: What to Eat for Better Management
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Bronchiectasis: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications
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Avoiding Heat-Related COPD Complications
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Maintaining Your Sex Life With COPD
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Nutrition and Managing Your COPD
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How to Break the Dyspnea Cycle in COPD
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An Overview of Nasal Cannulas
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Avoiding Secondhand Smoke When Traveling
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Incentive Spirometer Use, Benefits, and Risks
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Which Antioxidants Might Benefit COPD Patients?
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10 Ways to Conserve Your Energy If You Have COPD
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How to Use a Bronchodilator Inhaler Properly
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The 8 Best Portable Oxygen Concentrators of 2021
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5 Reasons You Should Exercise If You Have COPD
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The Benefits of Walking for People With COPD
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What to Know About COPD and the Pneumonia Vaccine
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About the Hazards of Cigarette Smoking
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Herbal and Alternative Remedies for COPD
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How to Measure Normal Adult Vital Signs
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Getting Started With a Low Sodium Diet for COPD
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Predicting Life Expectancy in People With COPD
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Bronchiectasis: Overview and More
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How to Effectively Manage COPD Pain
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COPD Fatigue: Overview and More
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How to Reduce COPD Symptoms in Cold Weather
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Foods That May Worsen COPD Symptoms
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Oxygen Supplies Covered by Medicare
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Alcohol and Lung Disease
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10 Lifestyle Changes That Can Improve COPD
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How Bronchiectasis Is Diagnosed
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How COPD Patients Can Slow Down Lung Function Decline
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Anti-Inflammation Diet and COPD
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5 Tips to Prevent Stage III or Stage IV COPD
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Vitamin D Deficiency and COPD
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5 Safety Tips for Using Supplemental Oxygen Therapy
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COPD and Sleep Apnea Often Coexist
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The Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke
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COPD Complications: A Comprehensive Guide
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Houseplants That May Purify Indoor Air
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