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COPD



Associated Conditions

COPD involves two debilitating respiratory diseases.

  • Chronic bronchitis: Inflammation (sometimes with infection) of the airways making you cough and produce phlegm that is sometimes thick and smelly.
  • Emphysema: Destruction of lung tissue leaving dead spaces in the lungs that do not inhale/exhale air.

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin

When Alpha-1 affects the lungs, it can cause COPD and is called inherited emphysema. Learn more.

 

This information has been approved by Russel Bowler, MD, PhD (March 2006)

Appointments

1-800-222-5864

COPD Program

This program offers comprehensive, individualized care for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including emphysema and chronic bronchitis.  

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