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- Trouble breathing
- Worsening cough
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Confusion
- No success with your medications
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Self Care
Maintain overall good health habits. Adequate sleep and proper nutrition, along with regular exercise within your level of tolerance, can help maintain stamina and resist infections that often make emphysema symptoms worsen.
Many physicians recommend influenza and pneumonia vaccines for patients with COPD.
In the Encyclopedia: Cough
This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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