Living Well With COPD: Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
What Is COPD?
COPD is Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease, affecting 16 million Americans, and the number is growing. COPD causes 13.4 million doctors’ office visits and 634,000 hospitalizations each year. Long-term cigarette smoking causes nearly all cases of COPD. It takes many years for COPD to develop before people need medical help. Most people begin to feel the disease symptoms between 50 and 70 years of age.
