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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease CausesSome Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) causes are smoking, airborne irritants or genetic disposition. Learn if you may be at risk of COPD....
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COPD: Treatment
COPD treatment can include lung volume reduction surgery to help patients by removing diseased lung tissue. Learn if that might be a useful treatment for you....
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COPD: Associated Conditions
COPD is associated with other health conditions like heart disease and lung cancer. Check your likelihood of comorbid issues and COPD risk factors....
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COPD: Additional Resources
As pulmonary specialists, we know it's important for patients to have COPD resources & support beyond their doctor. Get connected to COPD support groups....
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COPD: Life Skills TutorialLiving with COPD will require you to make some changes. Implementing these changes can help you manage your illness and live a meaningful and engaged life....
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Other COPD Medication
Learn about other COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Medications...
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COPD Overview
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) makes it hard for over 24 million people in the U.S. to breathe freely. Read about COPD diagnosis, treatment & more....
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COPD: Lifestyle Management
Learn to manage living with COPD flare-ups through healthy habits & breathing techniques and improve your quality of life with chronic lung disease....
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Understanding Your COPD Medications
Step 6 of our COPD Life Skills Tutorial focuses on COPD medication, potential related problems with side effects, & what to do if negative side effects occur....
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COPD: Giving Up SmokingQuitting smoking is the most effective step you can take to help manage your COPD. Learn how smoking & COPD are related and find resources to help you quit....
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Nicole BorroffNicole Borrof is a clinical dietitian who treats the nutritional needs of patients with COPD, cystic fibrosis, GERD and other chronic diseases....
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Catherine WittmanDr. Catherine Wittman is a fellowship-trained pulmonologist who treats asthma, COPD, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis and other lung conditions....
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Christine NguyenDr. Christine Nguyen is a fellowship-trained pulmonologist who treats asthma, COPD and other respiratory diseases....
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Anne DelBovoAnne Delbovo is a board-certified nurse practitioner who treats long COVID, asthma and COPD....
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Managing Your EnvironmentThe best environment for COPD is one with reduced air pollutants. Find out how to optimize your living space to minimize COPD pollution in your environment....
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COPD: ExercisesWhat is the best and safest way to exercise with COPD? Read through the options on this page and choose the right exercise for your COPD with our exercise tips....
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COPD: NutritionNutrition plays a large role in managing COPD. Learn the best and worst foods for COPD as well as how to build a full COPD diet to assist in aiding your health....
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What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD?What is COPD? Our comprehensive video teaches you the facts about living with and managing this chronic respiratory condition....
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COPD as a Family
Step 5 of our COPD Life Skills Tutorial focuses on the effects of COPD on family members and how to adjust to new COPD family challenges....
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Promise for COPD Diagnosis in Primary Care with New ScreeningResearchers at National Jewish Health and colleagues across the country have partnered to develop a screening tool to help primary care physicians identify chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The tool, referred to as CAPTURE, was able to identify roughly half of primary...
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COPD
Breathe easier with National Jewish Health's personalized COPD program. Get expert care, join clinical trials, and contribute to research....
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COPD: Lifestyle Management
Learn to manage living with COPD flare-ups through healthy habits & breathing techniques and improve your quality of life with chronic lung disease....
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Research Aims to Identify Better COPD Diagnosis in African American PatientsRecently published research suggests that despite showing clear symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), many African Americans are not officially diagnosed with the disease due to flaws in diagnosis methods.@ The Research was led by National Jewish Health and re...
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms
If you struggle with shortness of breathe or have a chronic cough, you may have COPD. Learn more about the COPD symptoms you should be aware of....
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Accepting Help
Step 4 of our COPD Life Skills Tutorial, focusing on the process and importance of accepting help and what exactly COPD assistance looks like following diagnosis....
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Jennifer SederbergJennifer Sederberg is a nurse practitioner who specializes in pulmonology. She has expertise in treating COPD, bronchiectasis and asthma....
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James WoodrowDr. James Woodrow is a fellowship-trained pulmonologist and critical care specialist who treats all lung diseases, including COPD....
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Laurie A. MankaDr. Laurie Manka is a board-certified pulmonologist who treats all lung disorders including asthma, COPD, shortness of breath and fluid on the lungs....
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Exacerbations of COPD Accelerate Lung-Function Loss
Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) accelerate the loss of lung function especially among patients with mild disease, according to researchers at National Jewish Health and other institutions. Barry Make, MD, professor of medicine at National Jewish Heal...
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New Diagnostic Criteria Proposed For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)Researchers at National Jewish Health and dozens of leading institutions around the nation have proposed new criteria for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. The proposal, published in Chronic Obstructiv...
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Experiencing and Managing Feelings of Loss
Step 2 of our COPD Lifestyle Tutorial focuses COPD and grief. Your diagnosis may affect important aspects of your life, and you may experience feelings of loss....
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Living with Chronic Lung DiseaseA loving relationship with your partner can help with the emotions that come with COPD. Yet a person with a COPD lung disease may have problems being intimate....
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Learn About COPDLearn about COPD and its causes, symptoms & treatments in our informational video. ...
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis
The first step in a COPD diagnosis is a thorough evaluation by a pulmonologist. Learn about the tests used to diagnose COPD at National Jewish Health....
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Michelle MacDonaldMichelle MacDonald is a clinical dietitian who treats nutritional needs of patients with cancer, COPD, diabetes, GERD, ILD, NTM and kidney disease....
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Ann GranchelliDr. Ann Granchelli is a fellowship-trained pulmonologist and critical care specialist who treats all lung diseases, including COPD, bronciectasis and asthma....
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Nir M. GoldsteinDr. Nir Goldstein is a board-certified pulmonologist who treats all lung diseases, including asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis and long COVID....
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Steven E. LommatzschDr. Steven Lommatzsch is a fellowship-trained pulmonologist who treats lung diseases, including bronchiactasis, asthma, COPD & alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency....
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10 Tips for Living Better with COPDMake these Use these suggestions from our COPD experts to help you make lifestyle changes to better manage your COPD and enhance your quality of life. ...
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Ron BalkissoonDr. Ron Balkissoon is a pulmonologist who treats all lung diseases, including asthma, COPD, chronic cough and sarcoidosis....
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Barry J. MakeDr. Barry Make is a fellowship-trained pulmonologist who is one of the leading COPD experts in the world. He is a researcher and retired physician....
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COPD: FAQViewing our frequently asked COPD questions which will help you learn what to expect from your illness by better understanding the COPD facts....
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Emotional ManagementEmotional management of COPD is just as important as managing physical symptoms. Learn how to manage your COPD and depression & life priorities....
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COPD MedicationsMany types of medicine are available for COPD treatment, including bronchodilators, anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics....
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10 Tips for Managing COPDIf you have COPD, you can improve your life with good management of the disease. Always make sure you talk with your healthcare provider about questions and concerns....
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Avoiding InfectionsA Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbation is a significant worsening of COPD symptoms, which can last for over a week....
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) & COPDPatients with COPD should take steps to avoid coronavirus. Contracting COVID-19 can be dangerous to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients....
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