What are the treatment options for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Treatment options for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) include medications, pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen therapy, and lifestyle changes (quit smoking). Family medicine physician Jennifer Caudle, DO, discusses treatments for COPD.

Treatments can include a mix of medications, supplemental oxygen, therapy, and lifestyle changes.

Is this the reason you're wheezing?

Existing health conditions and other factors can put a person at a greater risk for this serious bacterial infection.

Asthma doesn't always develop in childhood. Find out about adult asthma symptoms.

Understand when to seek help. Recognize these red flags that require immediate medical attention.