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COPD is most often caused by smoking. Nearly everyone with COPD (80% to 90%) has been a long-term smoker, and research supports the fact that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of developing COPD.
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COPD causes breathing trouble and, unlike some other lung problems, it never fully goes away. It is caused by permanent damage to the lungs as a result of having chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both of these.
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COPD is also called chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD).
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People with COPD commonly have symptoms of both chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
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COPD is the overall term used to describe a variety of illnesses, including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive airways disease.
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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder)
Smoking and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder)
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COPD affects 25 million individuals, most of whom are over the age of 50. Men are stricken more often than women primarily because more men smoke tobacco.
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COPD generally results from chronic bronchitis and pulmonary emphysema caused by smoking. The disease usually develops over time and occurs most often in people over age 45 who smoke and/or live where air pollution is a problem.
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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder)
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COPD is an overall term for a group of chronic lung conditions, including bronchitis and emphysema. The main cause of COPD is smoking, and it's strongly associated with lung cancer, the No. 1 cause of cancer death in women.
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis
smoking, which can cause COPD, a hoarse voice, and a "smoker's cough"
gastroesophageal reflux disease, which occurs when stomach contents go backward.
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If you have asthma or COPD, then use your inhaler medications as prescribed by your doctor. You may still need to be seen right away. Your doctor will explain when it is important to go to the emergency room.
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Unlike other types of COPD, asthma is reversible. It cannot be cured, but it can be controlled by medication.
You have a better chance of controlling your asthma if it is diagnosed early and treatment begun right away.
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Zithromax (azithromycin) 500-mg tablets Indication: three-day regimen--one 500-mg tablet daily--for the treatment of acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, ...
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For example, patients with Gaisbock's syndrome are often taken off diuretics and encouraged to lose weight. Lung disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), may cause secondary polycythemia; ...
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