The Basics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung disease. Watch this video to see Lisa Postow, MD, discuss the basics of COPD, its signs and symptoms, and how the disease affects the lungs.

This video is by Learn More, Breathe Better — a program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our goal is to bring greater visibility to lung health by translating research for public and professional education programs. Dr. Postow is a program officer in NHLBI’s Division of Lung Diseases.

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