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Symptoms and problems
Some of the symptoms are as follows:
- Some people may have shortness of breath.
- Some may have a chronic cough and produce lots of mucus.
People with the condition may also have other problems:
- They may lose weight.
- They may have problems getting adequate nutrition.
They also have an increased risk of having a number of other health conditions:
- heart attacks
- osteoporosis
- respiratory infections
- depression
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- diabetes
- sleep disorders
- anemia
- glaucoma
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Note: Some of these conditions may be the result of the medications used to treat the disease.
Even people who have quit smoking may begin to have symptoms of COPD:
- Smoking damages the lungs. But, it may take decades for the results of this damage to show up
as signs that you begin to notice.
- So, symptoms may appear even years after a person quits smoking.
This resource is part of an educational initiative sponsored by
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Pfizer Inc.
Create Date: 3/31/08
Date Last Updated: 3/31/08
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