Severe gum disease has been linked to the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, but an understanding of how the connection plays out in the immune system remains unclear ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) refers to a collection of lung diseases that are characterized by breathing difficulties. Credit: yodiyim/Shutterstock.com ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an assortment of lung disorders that includes:- chronic bronchitis emphysema chronic obstructive airways disease As the name suggests there is ...

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is a degenerative disease (a disease that gets worse over time) of the lungs that causes obstruction in your airflow and can make it difficult to breathe.

References 1. Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). 2017 Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Strict control of comorbidities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease decreases exacerbations, morbimortality, and avoids readmissions. An increasing number of women have the ...

Long-term oxygen therapy improves survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic severe daytime hypoxemia. However, the efficacy of oxygen therapy for the manage ...

Long-acting beta2-agonist in addition to tiotropium versus either tiotropium or long-acting beta2-agonist alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015; (10 ...

Poor understanding and incorrect use of inhalers lead to insufficient medication delivery, which reduces the ability to manage symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Part 1: Epidemiology, Etiology, Pathophysiology, and Diagnosis Gerald W. Staton, Jr., MD Disclosures September 01, 2009 0 ...