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Call the Doctor if You Have: |
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- Trouble breathing
- Worsening cough
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Confusion
- No success with your medications
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Questions to Ask the Doctor
Ask your doctor about:
- Your risks for COPD, due to smoking and a family history of COPD
- Quitting smoking
- Physical signs of COPD
- Checking your lungs with spirometry
- Treatment options
- Medications, side effects and interactions with other medications
- Limitations in activity
- Breathing control exercises
- Dealing with stress and depression
- Importance of continuing to exercise
In the Encyclopedia: Cough
This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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