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Chronic Lung Disease in Infants
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Fast Facts Find out what chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is.
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Discusses causes and symptoms of COPD. Looks at chronic bronchitis and emphysema, two diseases that are usually a part of COPD. Covers quitting smoking. Includes treatment with bronchodilators and inhaled corticosteroids. Offers home treatment tips.
Chronic Illness: Help for Caregivers
Oxygen Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Covers oxygen treatment to increase oxygen flow to lungs and blood when you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Explains that oxygen therapy may slow or prevent heart failure. Covers oxygen use during exercise, sleep, and travel.
Pregnancy and Chronic High Blood Pressure
COPD
COPD: What Happens to Your Lungs Learn how COPD affects your lungs and makes it hard to breathe.
Lung Problems: Breathing Exercises Learn some exercises for your lungs that can help make it easier to breathe.
Lung Problems: Ways to Clear Mucus Learn some ways to clear mucus out of your lungs so that you can breathe more easily.
Lung Problems: Learning to Breathe Easier
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
COPD Action Plan
COPD: Handling a Flare-Up
Your Corticosteroid Inhaler: Making It Easier to Breathe Learn why you need to keep using your corticosteroid inhaler and how to make it easier to use.
COPD: Using Exercise to Feel Better Covers ways to exercise and stay active with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Explains that exercise makes muscles stronger and may improve shortness of breath. Provides step-by-step instructions and photos for how to do upper and lower body exercises.
Long-Acting Bronchodilators for Your Child Learn why a long-acting bronchodilator might be added to your child's asthma medicine.
Avoiding COPD Triggers Learn how to avoid the things that make your COPD symptoms worse.
Using Oxygen Therapy at Home Learn how to safely use oxygen in your home.
COPD: Keeping Your Quality of Life Learn how you can stay as active and healthy as possible with COPD.
COPD Flare-Ups
COPD: Avoiding Your Triggers
Lung Cancer and Other Lung Problems From Smoking
COPD's Effect on the Lungs
Lung Function in COPD
COPD: You Can Still Be Active Commit to taking small steps to stay active with COPD.
COPD and Sex
COPD: Avoiding Weight Loss Guides you through ways to add nutritious calories and protein to your diet.
COPD: Eating Well for Strength and Energy Learn how good nutrition can give you energy and help you stay healthy.
COPD: How to Use a Nebulizer Learn how to use a nebulizer correctly.
COPD: Keeping Your Diet Healthy Covers eating healthy foods when you have COPD. Offers tips to make eating easier and help you get necessary nutrition.
COPD: Clearing Your Lungs
Breathing Problems: Using a Nebulizer
Conserving Your Energy Learn how to conserve your energy when doing daily activities.
Breathing Problems: Using a Metered-Dose Inhaler
Breathing Problems: Using a Dry Powder Inhaler Covers using an inhaler to get needed medicine into lungs quickly. Describes dry powder inhalers, how they work, and why to use them. Includes pictures on how to use a dry powder inhaler.
COVID-19: 7 Ways to Stay Safe When You're at High Risk Find out if you could be at higher risk for COVID-19 and learn how to stay safe.
COPD: Taking Medicines After a Flare-Up Learn how taking COPD medicines correctly helps prevent flare-ups and trips to the hospital.
COPD: Take This Chance to Quit Smoking Find motivation to quit by comparing what you tell yourself about smoking and what the facts are.
COPD: Time to Decide About Smoking Learn how continuing to smoke will affect your COPD symptoms.
COPD and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) Deficiency
COPD: Try a New Quit-Smoking Strategy Hear how one man with COPD finally quit after many years of smoking.
Testing for Asthma in Children Learn about asthma tests for children.
Oxygen Therapy: Using Oxygen at Home
Pregnancy-Related Problems Briefly discusses symptoms that may show a serious problem during pregnancy. Covers vaginal bleeding, fever, and swelling. Describes emergency symptoms like shock, seizures, and leaks from your vagina. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
COPD: Exercises for Building Strength Try a few gentle and safe exercises to build your strength.
Bullectomy for COPD
COPD: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Fran's Story: Finding Support When You Have COPD
Cal's Story: Learning to Exercise When You Have COPD
Sarah's Story: Dealing With the Emotions From COPD
Ned's Story: Quitting Smoking
Lung Surgery: Before Your Surgery Learn how lung surgery is done and what you can do to prepare.
Lung Surgery: Returning Home Learn how you'll feel after lung surgery and how to take care of yourself at home.
Lung Transplant Learn basic information about lung transplants, including why they are done, what to expect after the surgery, how well a transplant works, and what the risks are.

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