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COPD: Signs and Symptoms

COPD: Signs and Symptoms

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, …

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COPD: Death Rate

COPD: Death Rate

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 …

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COPD in Women and Men

COPD in Women and Men

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 …

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How Are COPD Stages Classified

How Are COPD Stages Classified

Dr. Javier Perez-Fernandez, Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine Physician with Baptist Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can be classified depending on the inflammation and the destruction of the alveoli.

He says most people …

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Effects of COPD on Lungs

Effects of COPD on Lungs

Dr. Javier Perez-Fernandez, Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine Physician with Baptist Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have a significant inflammation of the trachea that goes into the lungs.

“That inflammation produces …

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What Are The Stages of COPD

What Are The Stages of COPD

Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the stages of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are mild, moderate, severe, and very severe, and they are based on how much airflow obstruction they can measure.

He also …

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