COPD

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Questions to Ask Your Doctor about COPD(Free Handout)

Signs and Symptoms


Many of the signs of COPD are caused by the body's attempt to compensate for a damaged respiratory system. Symptoms develop as a direct result of disease processes.



Signs

Signs of COPD are consequences of the anatomical changes caused by the disease: barrel chest, pursed-lip breathing, productive cough, and cyanosis.



Barrel Chest

One telling sign is the change in the shape of the chest, known a...Read the full article