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 ...

Dyspnea, or shortness of breath, is a common COPD symptom. You may experience different levels of dyspnea, but you can take steps to make breathing easier and help preserve your lung health.

People with COPD often have trouble breathing, a persistent cough, and shortness of breath. COPD can be subdivided into stages or grades, depending on how far it has progressed. It is most common ...

The causes of dyspneacan vary from physical exercise to pulmonary, car-diac, and neuromusculardisease to psychogenic factors like anxiety. [1] In the end stages of a terminal disease, dyspnea is a ...

Alone and in combination with other lower respiratory tract disease signs and symptoms, dyspnea is the best predictor of severe RSV outcomes.

Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is an anxiety symptom that can be triggered by certain, anxiety-inducing situations. Here’s ...

PFT = pulmonary function test; POD = perception of dyspnea. See Table 3 for abbreviations not used in the text. *OP = outpatient; ADL = activities of daily living; QOL = quality of life ...

The problem with COPD is you have obstruction to air flow, so most patients have a chronic cough, have some shortness of breath, have some wheezing. And periodically they will have what we call an ...

"Oh, that's just from smoking." It's easy to dismiss a chronic cough as another problem with cigarettes. But what if it's a sign of the lung disease COPD? Franziska Gabbert/dpa ...