• COPD: Eating Well for Strength and Energy Learn how good nutrition can give you energy and help you stay healthy.
  • COPD: Exercises for Building Strength Try a few gentle and safe exercises to build your strength.
  • COPD: Taking Medicines After a Flare-Up Learn how taking COPD medicines correctly helps prevent flare-ups and trips to the hospital.
  • COPD: How to Use a Nebulizer Learn how to use a nebulizer correctly.
  • COPD: Keeping Your Quality of Life Learn how you can stay as active and healthy as possible with COPD.
  • 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: You Can Still Be Active Commit to taking small steps to stay active with COPD.
  • COPD and Sex If you have a health condition that makes you tired, or if you're recovering from illness or injury, here are some ideas for conserving energy when you have sex or intimate time. Think about what could help you be more comfortable. Share your thoughts with your partner or partners, and come up with solutions together...
  • COPD: Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Overview Lung volume reduction (LVR) is a treatment that may be done for some people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung damage from emphysema. LVR can be done as a surgery or a procedure. LVR can help your lungs work better. ...
  • Bullectomy for COPD Surgery Overview Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) weakens the structure of the lung and may also damage the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in the lung. When these air sacs break down, larger airspaces known as bullae are formed. Bullae sometimes can become so large that they interfere with breathing and may cause complications...

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