At first, symptoms of COPD may be mild. But as lung damage progresses, symptoms may worsen. In some cases, these may become life threatening. Keep reading to learn more about the symptoms of COPD.

Some of the early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are an ongoing cough, increased mucus, and fatigue. Recognizing these symptoms is important to know whether you need to see ...

Medically reviewed by Brian Bezack, DO Over-the-counter (OTC) inhalers are not approved for treating chronic obstructive ...

At first, the symptoms of COPD—including fatigue and chest tightness—may be so mild that you may simply chalk them up to the effects of getting older. But COPD is a progressive disease ...

Available treatments for COPD are mainly palliative ... a pyramidal approach starting with lifestyle measures and SABA for mild cases, progressing to LABA, with or without ICS (preferably in ...

—While the anti-inflammatory effects of theophylline in COPD are widely understood, the effect of theophylline in COPD patients who are hospitalized with sepsis is unknown. The results from a ...