COPD Navigator Mike Hess

Bronchiectasis is a surprisingly common feature of COPD, yet very few patients (or clinicians) think to look for it. Find out warning signs, differences with COPD, and what you can do to optimize your treatment, plus your questions from the live show!


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We're back! Join us as we kick off the year that is by remembering the year that was, and hitting some of the highlights of 2019 in COPD. New therapies, new diagnostics, all kinds of new things that keep bringing us closer to the best possible management of COPD symptoms.


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 Coughing more than usual? Feeling a little peaked? Is it just a bad day, or is it the beginning of something worse? Get some pointers on how to tell the difference, get your shields up in time, and avoid the dreaded emergency room!

(NOTE: We had some audio difficulties with this one, so please be prepared to change your volume if necessary!)


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Tobacco has always been the 800-pound gorilla of the smoking conversation, but in an electronic and weed-friendly era, people are putting more and more stuff in their lungs. Is it safe? Can it help you quit smoking? Let's clear the air about inhaled stuff other than good old O2.

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You've got your meds, you've got your oxygen, but one of the MOST important things to do to live your best life with COPD is exercise!  It's not easy when you get short of breath so fast, but there are things you can do, even right at home, to cut some of that work of breathing and keep pushing forward.  We start with the latest COPD news, and of course have your burning questions answered LIVE! 

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 Everybody needs oxygen to live.  People with COPD sometimes need a little more than what's usually floating around.  We'll tell you why, how to make sure you've got the right equipment, and how to keep going with your extra gas.  



Subscribe to us on YouTube and join us every other week on Facebook to get the latest updates and your questions answered LIVE!  Keep an eye out for new podcast content coming soon, and our new website at www.copdnavigator.net, too!


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