COPD

COPD Symptoms and Causes

Shortness of breath and chronic cough are two common signs of COPD. Learn more about symptoms to discuss with your doctor and when to seek emergency care.

CPAP treatment can help to resolve respiratory acidosis in someone with sleep apnea contributing to abnormal breathing and carbon dioxide retention

Respiratory Acidosis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Coping

By Brandon Peters, MD

A long-term cough is one symptom of COPD.

COPD Causes and Risk Factors

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD

stethoscope on woman's back listening (auscultation) for abnormal breath sounds

Breath Sounds: Abnormal Lung Sounds and Causes

Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO

Understanding the Long Term Complications of COPD

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
COPD: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
Measuring Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea) in COPD

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
COPD Differences Between Men and Women

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
COPD Symptoms: Calling Your Doctor vs. 911

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
The Effects of Pollution on COPD: Indoor and Outdoor

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
Questions to Test Yourself for COPD Risk

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
COPD in Nonsmokers: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
Common Indoor and Outdoor COPD Triggers

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
The Link Between Smoking Marijuana and Lung Disease

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
Can Chronic Stress Make Your COPD Worse?

By Deborah Leader, RN
Are My Symptoms From COPD, Heart Failure or Both?

By Lauren Van Scoy, MD
What Are the Preventable Causes of COPD?

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD
The Health Risks of Vaping

Medically reviewed by Anju Goel, MD, MPH