There is no need to do any special preparation for this test. However, if you are on oxygen therapy, oxygen values must be constant for 20 minutes before the test. If you are taking medication to make ...
Common symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, include shortness of breath, a frequent cough or cough that produces a lot of mucus, wheezing, and tightness in the chest. Excess ...
Fluticasone (brand name Flovent) is a prescription corticosteroid used to prevent breathing difficulties, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing caused by respiratory disorders such as COPD. It works ...
The voice of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) becomes more pitched and sounds breathy or hoarse at the early stages of disease exacerbations, which are episodes when symptoms ...
Many of us with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have received medical devices to help with our breathing. At first, it seemed to me that some of these devices worked better than others.
Novartis’ Ultibro Breezhaler provided noteworthy improvements in cardiac and lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with lung hyperinflation (overinflated lungs) when ...