Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ... you must have a cough that produces phlegm or mucus for at least 3 months over the course of 2 years. A doctor usually diagnoses chronic bronchitis ...

Methods Subjects with COPD were enrolled into an observational study and were reviewed at stable visits after 3 and 6 months. Spirometry, blood [peripheral blood total white cell and differential cell ...

Changes in cough-related symptoms following treatment with levocloperastine 30, 60 and 120 mg/day for 6 days in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ... sputum containing some mucus, 3 ...

This viscous mucus is one reason for caroming cough and sputum production in smokers ... characteristics of COPD. This inflammation also damages the air sac, affecting the gas exchange and ...

So their cough will get worse, their shortness of breath will get worse, Thomas DeMarini, MD cont their mucus production ... of patients with COPD so they can do the things that they want to ...

It’s up to you to monitor your symptoms and note when things start to ... more flare-ups and death. Cough is a common symptom of COPD, due to the inflammation and mucus in the airways.

Background: Previous studies suggest that bronchoscopy and a single induced sputum sample are equally effective for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis. Methods: In a prospective study of subjects with ...

A man in his early 70s with a long-standing history of chronic bronchitis presented to our department 3 years ago with debilitating chronic cough and excessive sputum production. He had no previous ...

Background: COPD, the fifth-leading cause ... by pulse oximetry significantly improved in the n-3 group. Leukotriene B 4 levels in serum and sputum and tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin ...