Respiratory Rally » bronchitis http://respiratoryrally.org Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:59:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 “The Missing Piece” – introduction to a ‘video handbook’ for living with C.O.P.D. http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/the-missing-piece-introduction-to-a-video-handbook-for-living-with-c-o-p-d http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/the-missing-piece-introduction-to-a-video-handbook-for-living-with-c-o-p-d#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:25:40 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/the-missing-piece-introduction-to-a-video-handbook-for-living-with-c-o-p-d An emphysema patient shares valuable information about strategies he has developed to manage his daily life. His ‘video handbook’ is aimed at helping other patients to improve the quailty of their lives and minimize the progression of the disease. The video also serves to warn smokers of the difficulties they potentially face through this glimpse into the life of a sufferer of this devastating ailment. The following link provides information for ordering the DVD: http://www.scooterlink.com/index.cfm?method=content.display&id=F020081C-F9B4-6DEF-12E0F5D843CF757B

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/the-missing-piece-introduction-to-a-video-handbook-for-living-with-c-o-p-d/feed 0 COPD Film http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-film http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-film#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:27:56 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-film Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to chronic bronchitis and emphysema, a pair of two commonly co-existing diseases of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed. This leads to a limitation of the flow of air to and from the lungs causing shortness of breath. In contrast to asthma, the limitation of airflow is poorly reversible and usually gets progressively worse over time.

COPD is caused by noxious particles or gases, most commonly from smoking, which trigger an abnormal inflammatory response in the lung. The inflammatory response in the larger airways is known as chronic bronchitis, which is diagnosed clinically when people regularly cough up sputum. In the alveoli, the inflammatory response causes destruction of the tissues of the lung, a process known as emphysema. The natural course of COPD is characterized by occasional sudden worsenings of symptoms called acute exacerbations, most of which are caused by infections or air pollution.

The diagnosis of COPD requires lung function tests. Important management strategies are smoking cessation, vaccinations, rehabilitation, and drug therapy (often using inhalers). Some patients go on to requiring long-term oxygen therapy or lung transplantation.

Worldwide, COPD ranked sixth as the cause of death in 1990. It is projected to be the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2020 due to an increase in smoking rates and demographic changes in many countries.[2] COPD is the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S., and the economic burden of COPD in the U.S. in 2007 was $42.6 billion in health care costs and lost productivity.[4][5]

COPD is also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD), chronic airflow limitation (CAL) and chronic obstructive respiratory disease.

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-film/feed 0 COPD Torrance Memorial Medical Minute http://respiratoryrally.org/pulmonary-disease/copd-torrance-memorial-medical-minute http://respiratoryrally.org/pulmonary-disease/copd-torrance-memorial-medical-minute#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:27:33 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/pulmonary-disease/copd-torrance-memorial-medical-minute Dr. Katie Bannerman reports on the effects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/pulmonary-disease/copd-torrance-memorial-medical-minute/feed 0 What Is COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Health Q 020 ) http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/what-is-copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-health-q-020 http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/what-is-copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-health-q-020#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:35:31 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/what-is-copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-health-q-020 Do you cough? Do you get tired or breathless doing things that you used to be able to do easily? Do you get colds often? And do they last longer than a week to ten days? If you answered “Yes” to any of those questions then you may have COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. By Debbie Coutts, RRT, The Credit Valley Hospital

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/what-is-copd-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-health-q-020/feed 0 What is COPD ? www.copdhelp.info http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-is-copd-www-copdhelp-info http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-is-copd-www-copdhelp-info#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:05:42 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-is-copd-www-copdhelp-info Emphysema and bronchitis are types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Here’s more information on the causes and types of COPD.

www.copdhelp.info

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/what-is-copd-www-copdhelp-info/feed 2 Lung Transplants (Part 2) http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/lung-transplants-part-2 http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/lung-transplants-part-2#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:33:37 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/lung-transplants-part-2 Overview:
According to the American Lung ociation, more than 35 million Americans are living with chronic lung disease, such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. This interview covers lung disease and lung transplants.

Part One:
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Emphysema
Bronchitis
Lung volume reduction surgery
Lung transplants
Waiting lists
Organ matching

Part Two:
Lung transplants success rate
Preventing lung transplant rejection
Inhaled cyclosporine
Organ donation

Guest: Dr. Aldo Iacono, medical director of lung transplantation at the University of Maryland Medical Center and ociate professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

Links:
Lung Transplants (Part 1)

Lung Transplants (Part 2)

Maryland Lung Transplant Program

http://www.umm.edu/lung/index.htm

Dr. Aldo Iacono
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/aldo_t_iacono.htm

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/lung-transplants-part-2/feed 2 COPD 101 (Health Short) http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-101-health-short http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-101-health-short#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:15:45 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-101-health-short COPD is a serious condition of the lungs. Learn more about the disease here.

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According to the American Lung ociation, more than 35 million Americans are living with chronic lung disease, such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. This interview covers lung disease and lung transplants.

Part One:
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Emphysema
Bronchitis
Lung volume reduction surgery
Lung transplants
Waiting lists
Organ matching

Part Two:
Lung transplants success rate
Preventing lung transplant rejection
Inhaled cyclosporine
Organ donation

Guest: Dr. Aldo Iacono, medical director of lung transplantation at the University of Maryland Medical Center and ociate professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

Links:
Lung Transplants (Part 1)

Lung Transplants (Part 2)

Maryland Lung Transplant Program

http://www.umm.edu/lung/index.htm

Dr. Aldo Iacono
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/aldo_t_iacono.html

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/pulmonary-disease/lung-transplants-part-1/feed 5 COPD in the Summer http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-in-the-summer http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-in-the-summer#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:41:02 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-in-the-summer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a respiratory condition characterized by shortness of breath and coughing. Smog is a major irritant and forms of this disease include bronchitis and emphysema.

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]]> http://respiratoryrally.org/copd-disease/copd-in-the-summer/feed 0 Internal Medicine Report: Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/internal-medicine-report-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-copd http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/internal-medicine-report-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-copd#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:10:25 +0000 admin http://respiratoryrally.org/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/internal-medicine-report-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-copd The American College of Physicians released a new clinical practice guideline on diagnosing and treating stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a slowly progressive lung disease involving the airways and lung tissue, resulting in a gradual loss of lung function, typically as a result of smoking. COPD affects more than 5 percent of the adult population in the United States and is the fourth leading cause of death and twelfth leading cause of illness. The symptoms of COPD range from chronic cough and wheezing to more severe symptoms such as shortness of breath and significant activity limitation. The term COPD includes both emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Physicians often use the broader term COPD, since affected patients frequently have components of both conditions.

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