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  2. A Guide for Living With COPD - AOL

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    People with COPD can also experience appetite loss. “The lungs can be very hyper-inflated, so there’s less room for your stomach,” says Dr. Attaway. What to do: Try adding more protein, such ...

  3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production and/or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

  4. Effect of oxygen on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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    Signs and symptoms. In individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and similar lung problems, the clinical features of oxygen toxicity are due to high carbon dioxide content in the blood (hypercapnia). [1] This leads to drowsiness (narcosis), deranged acid-base balance due to respiratory acidosis, and death.

  5. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

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    Obstructive lung disease is a category of respiratory disease characterized by airway obstruction. Many obstructive diseases of the lung result from narrowing (obstruction) of the smaller bronchi and larger bronchioles, often because of excessive contraction of the smooth muscle itself. It is generally characterized by inflamed and easily ...

  6. Respiratory quotient - Wikipedia

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    Respiratory quotient. The respiratory quotient (RQ or respiratory coefficient) is a dimensionless number used in calculations of basal metabolic rate (BMR) when estimated from carbon dioxide production. It is calculated from the ratio of carbon dioxide produced by the body to oxygen consumed by the body, when the body is in a steady state.

  7. Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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    Specialty. Respirology, emergency medicine. An acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB), is a sudden worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms including shortness of breath, quantity and color of phlegm that typically lasts for several days.

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