COPD... cigarette smoking leads the list!
by Thomas F. Rosenberg, MD
This airflow limitation is usually progressive and is associated with an irritation or inflammation of the airway linings in response to noxious gases, primarily caused by cigarette smoking.
The initials COPD stand for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease that, to many people, sounds ominous. The American Thoracic Society defines this chronic disease as “a preventable and treatable disease state characterized by airflow obstruction that is not fully reversible. This airflow limitation is usually progressive and is associated with an irritation or inflammation of the airway linings in response to noxious gases, primarily caused by cigarette smoking.
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