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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (Expert Forum)

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This forum is for questions and support regarding COPD, coughing/wheezing, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung infections, pollution, smoking, treatment for COPD, and what causes COPD.
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lung scarring from MAC

by Jule246,
I have had MAC inmy lungs but it was never treated. My latest CT shows...
1

couple questions can you help?/

by dolphincrazy,
an ederly person that has smoked for 66 years has Emphysema and refuses...
2

interstitial lung disease

by suzan54,
I have undifferentiated connective tissue disease, Sjogren's and fibrom...
1

reticulonodular densities and apical pleural thickening

by erl07,
my mother had chest x ray(2009), the result says: reticulonodolar densi...
1

Need a doctor

by pj634,
Hi, could you please recommend a doctor in the Boston, MA area that wor...
2

MY SON

by davidtina,
MY SON WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR TODAY BECAUSE HE FELL OFF THE BED AND HI...
4

Is this COPD?

by Alai,
Two weeks ago I began having chest pains and shortness of breath. Other...
4

Confused with my diagnosis

by Dakotawinks,
First my doctor (asthma doctor) told me I have the early signs of COPD...
1

SPIROMETRY TEST RESULTS

by peachy297,
I had two blood clots in January 2006. In December 2007, prior to surg...
1

lungs infection

by rajeev83,
Dear Sir/Madam, Good morning My Sister has t...
2

How can a person teach him/herself to stop coughing?

by epkoch,
My Mom has mild/medium COPD. As a result she is very prone to bronchit...
2

Night sweats

by Debser,
Does emphysema cause night sweats? Does it mean the disease is progress...
1

bronchomalacia

by pm458,
I underwent tx for breast ca 14 yrs ago and received extensive chemo an...
2

Minimal PTB

by ems0408,
Dear Sir/Mam, I was diagnosed with minimal PTB on October at my left l...
1

Allegic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

by pj634,
I am 64 years old and have had Asthma since the age of 2. I was told t...
1

Living with pulmonary stents

by drjonasdoesgoodwork,
I am 12 year/s old, I was born with Transposition of the Great Arteries...
1

Sputum sampling

by lilli09,
Why is it that some medical centers find it acceptable to submit specim...
1

Pain in my left side when I breathe

by curly43011,
Okay so I have experinced this pain that started in my left shoulder (r...
2

Good Oxygen levels with cronic HP

by Pat2398,
When sleeping my oxygen levels fell to 88% for 3 minutes and 89% for 6 ...
1

Multiple random infections all at once

by renewal380,
I've always been very healthy, never had anything more than the flu, ne...
2

is it sinusitis

by mishu,
i recieve secretions from my nose to throat it is sputum which is white...
2

paralyzed diaphragm

by Calhoun410,
I'm a very active 56 year old person, who played 4 games of softball,li...
1

metaproterenol sulfate

by cowboy4884,
I used Alupent MDIs for years to treat my copd but as of 12/31/08 Alupe...
1

What does these results mean?

by motox320,
25 yr male, had some breathing problems. All spirometry and lung vol...
1

ptb minimal

by mangit,
i was diagnosed last march 13 and ptb miniwas was the result. after a m...
1

Could it be cancer of the Lung?

by kimmyekay,
I was diagnosed this week with a 3mm nodule in my upper left lung after...
1

mystery "spots" on lung

by gracessmom,
my husband is 53 and has had open heart surgery (minimally evasive on m...
1

lung desease

by rosie287,
my dr.said that my x-rays showed spots.what could i be facing?
1

Parenchyma

by Maritza787,
This is the impression of my CT and I don't undertand this mediacal ter...
1

Chronic Cough

by Dark_Chill,
My grandmother, 70 years of age, is suffering from cough, it has now be...
1

sleeping with oxygen

by scooter70,
I have a difficult time transitioning from sleeping with oxygen (about ...
2

Cough for 6 months

by ST676,
I have been having a deep cough with wheezing and greenish thick phlegm...
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