Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

Linda Burnes Bolton, former president of AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Executives (now known as the American ...

A score that measures airflow into and out of your lungs can help diagnose COPD and determine the best treatments. Share on Pinterest PongMoji/Getty Images Spirometry is an important tool for ...

People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing drugs, according to a new study. The study is published in the November ...

Workplace exposures to coal mine dust, cotton dust, silica, and grain dust are known causes of occupational COPD. [11,12,13,14,15 ... pharmaceutical companies, nursing homes, and vendors of ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and ultimately ... patient and family education, and advance care planning are key focus areas for advanced practice nurses.