
Breathing Better With a COPD Diagnosis
Source: NIH (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
NIH's 4-pg illustrated handout on COPD describes how the disease affects breathing, steps to take if diagnosed with COPD (quitting smoking, avoiding exposure to pollutants), and discusses medications (bronchodilators/inhaled steroids), pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen treatment, surgery and lifestyle changes to manage sx.
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