Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Information sourced from;

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-(copd)

https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/chronic-cough#:~:text=Chronic%20cough%20is%20a%20persistent,doesn't%20respond%20to%20treatment.

https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/copd/what-causes-copd

https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/asthma/learn-about-asthma/what-is-asthma

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/copd/symptoms-causes/syc-20353679

https://college.mayo.edu/academics/explore-health-care-careers/careers-a-z/respiratory-therapist/#:~:text=Respiratory%20therapists%20work%20under%20the,administer%20drugs%20to%20the%20lungs.

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/smoking-effects-on-your-body#effects-of-smoking-tobacco-on-the-body

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/alpha-1-antitrypsin-deficiency/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bronchodilators/#:~:text=Bronchodilators%20are%20a%20type%20of,by%20inflammation%20of%20the%20airways

Treatments & Coping mechanisms

Bronchodilator

Respiratory Therapy

Risk factors

Smoking & Exposure

Asthma

Causes

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin

Birth defects

Childhood respiratory infections

Tobacco smoke & exposure

Indoor house pollutants

Symptoms

Constricted airflow

Difficulty breathing

Chronic coughs

Shortness of breath & Constant tiredness