Online Patient Education Materials

Documents for COPD Booklets

• Understanding Being Close Show Details

  Description

  A loving relationship with your partner can help you deal with your chronic lung disease and the emotions that come with it. Yet a person with a chronic lung disease may have problems that interfere with being close. If you have a chronic lung disease, this booklet is for you. It is also for your partner the person who shares your life and the effects of your illness with you. It is normal for you to have questions.

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  Patient Education

  Last Updated

  12/22/2009

• Understanding COPD Show Details

  Description

  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD for short, is a lung disease that affects millions of people. COPD includes diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. A person with COPD may have either emphysema or chronic bronchitis, but many have both. Some people with COPD may also have asthma-like symptoms, such as wheezing.

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  Patient Education

  Last Updated

  5/17/2012

• Understanding Exercise, Diet and Lung Disease Show Details

  Description

  While sometimes worrisome and inconvenient, chronic lung disease can be managed. A rehabilitation program that involves a healthy lifestyle of exercise, eating well and smoking cessation will improve your quality of life and increase your tolerance to activity. With a basic understanding of your disease and good medical care, you can improve your lung health.

  Owner

  Patient Education

  Last Updated

  12/22/2009