Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains emphysema is a form of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). He says emphysema is when a large amount of lung function has been lost causing to have holes in the lungs. "But not everybody that has developed holes in their lungs has emphysema. We…...

Which medication is best for every Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patient? Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains how doctors work with each patient to find the right medication to alleviate their symptoms...

Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains an exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) happens when patients have an increase of phlegm or changing color, or when they have an increase in shortness of breath. He says that unfortunately COPD is not curable, so that is why it is important…...

Dr. Javier Perez-Fernandez, Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine Physician with Baptist Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital, says about 12 million people in the US suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), but physicians think the number can be the double, because in many cases they don't make the adequate diagnosis. He also points out…...

Dr. Javier Perez-Fernandez, Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine Physician with Baptist Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital, points out Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can make simple things like moving around and going up stairs very difficult for a patient, because they are coughing constantly. Some of the COPD symptoms are chronic or smoker's cough,…...

According to the World Health Organization, more than 3 million people died due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) during 2015, and about 90% of those deaths took place in low or middle income regions. Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains COPD is a socioeconomic disease. "The problem with COPD…...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the most common lung disease and more women are dying every year than men because of it. Dr. Ana Viamonte-Ros, Medical Director of Palliative Care & Bioethics with Baptist Health South Florida, affirms this is interesting because men on average smoke more than women and COPD is extremely linked…...

According to Dr. Veronica Palmero-Gonzalez, Pulmonologist with South Miami Hospital, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) includes diseases, like chronic bronchitis and emphysema. "COPD is the damage of smoking into the airways, it presents chronic inflammation, which produces more mucus that makes the airways narrow, and the narrowing of the airways will create a decrease in…...