With treatment, many people live for years with COPD.
Discuss ways to avoid flare-ups with your doctor.
However, a diagnosis alone wont qualify you, and medical evidence of impairment is necessary to claim benefits.
The results of a forced expiratory volume (FEV1) test define which stage you have.
As a progressive disease, COPD is irreversible and will continue to get worse over time.
End-stage COPD is the most severe stage and leads to extremely limited lung function.
You may experience severe shortness of breath even at rest and need supplemental oxygen to support breathing.
He has a long history of research and engagement in respiratory health.
He was also a coauthor of the Surgeon Generals Report on Tobacco in 2008 and 2014.
Paul Boyce, MD, MPH, is the medical director of the pulmonary hypertension program atNorthside Hospitalin Atlanta.
Rohan Mankikar, MD, is the chief of pulmonary medicine at Huntington Hospital and practices on Long Island.
Originally from New Jersey, Dr. Mankikar studied medicine at The Medical University of Lublin in Poland.
He received the Jason B. Spiers Best Teaching Fellow Award from the University of South Carolina.
His goal is to work together with his patients to achieve the best quality of life possible for them.
He has published over 400 peer-reviewed or review articles, and has lectured widely, both nationally and internationally.
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