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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Atrial Fibrillation Connection by Mellanie H. Patient Expert

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Posted Sat 06 Nov 2010 11:34am

1 Comment Here’s a good article on the connection between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and atrial fibrillation . If you have COPD, here’s where you can Get Started Learning About Atrial Fibrillation . Read on »

New and Controversial Therapies for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 10:37pm This article outlines recent management initiatives and models of care that should be considered as components of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. In the last decade, we have made important progress, providing evidence of the benefits of many pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments. more… Read on »

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Quiz by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Wed 23 Dec 2009 10:02am Welcome to the NHLBI Diseases and Conditions Index (DCI) COPD Quiz. Check your knowledge about COPD with the following questions. For each question, select the answer you think is correct. Take The Quiz >> Read on »

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease by Roxlyn Facebook

Posted Fri 19 Sep 2008 11:18am Roxlyn G Cole, roxlyngcd@comcast.net COPD pulmonary rehab blog and continue after....... http://360.yahoo.com:80/roxlyngcd Read on »

Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: moving beyond the asthma algorithm. by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Tue 17 Nov 2009 10:02pm For many years, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was considered a disease of fixed airflow obstruction for which there was no good treatment. Out of desperation and frustration, health care providers extrapolated from asthma to COPD, and standard asthma therapy was adopted without evidence for efficacy. In recent years, we have Read on »

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management makes strides, but diagnosis still lags by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Thu 10 Sep 2009 10:44pm , according to Dennis E. Doherty, MD. Forty percent to nearly half have some degree of impairment. A larger circle of lung damage than previously thought helps explain why chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is crawling up the ladder of lethal diseases and now ranks fourth worldwide, even though many people still do not recognize it by name. Still Read on »

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment Pyramid by Neil Kao Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 26 Apr 2009 12:34am This diagram came from the National Institutes of Health: COPD Essentials for Health Professionals. I agree with the contents, but not the order. Specifically, I think pulmonary rehabilitation should be moved into the top rectangle or layer. Pulmonary rehabilitation means essentially exercise in my opinion. The proper components are flexibility Read on »

COPD Foods Pictures Slideshow: Energy-Boosting Foods for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Mon 28 Jun 2010 9:51am MedicineNet.com Eating right may help boost your energy when you have COPD, and if weight loss is a problem, a few “comfort foods” may be back on your diet. Breathing burns 10 times more calories when you have COPD. For people who are watching their weight, smaller portions of the nutrient-packed foods in this slideshow Read on »

Systemic Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma: Relation with Comorbidities by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Fri 25 Dec 2009 10:05pm research should elucidate the complex relationship between obstructive lung disease, coexisting conditions, systemic inflammation accompanying these different conditions... that physical inactivity and coexisting metabolic syndrome are also independently related to systemic inflammation in patients with COPD. Concerning asthma, only limited data about Read on »

New Potential to Treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Thu 28 Jan 2010 8:28am Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined by emphysema and/or chronic bronchitis. It destroys the normal architecture of the lung and inhibits... COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, there is currently no cure for the disease. Providing patients with concentrated oxygen therapy and instruction Read on »