Can pulmonary rehab prevent complications for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients? Mikki Thompson, Director of Respiratory Services, explains how pulmonary rehab helps avoid complications for COPD patients and what they have to do in order to control the disease.…
Smoking, secondhand smoke, family history, and history of respiratory infections as child are some of the risk factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains these and more risk factors …
Shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, having to clear your throat, and a chronic cough that may produce mucus are some of the symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, …
Dr. Javier Perez-Fernandez, Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine Physician with Baptist Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) causes damage to the patient’s family. “They’re fearful that they’re going to lose you at one point.”…
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 …
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.…
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 …
