Living with COPD
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Breathe Easy Arizona Overview
The American Lung Association in Arizona is proud to present Breathe Easy Arizona: A COPD Collaborative, a new program that focuses on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease throughout the state. The Breathe Easy program identifies individuals at-risk for COPD through early detection and screening. The program consists of community and healthcare provider education, improving the quality of life for those afflicted, increasing spirometry awareness for early detection and interventions for high-risk behaviors associated with the disease, such as smoking. The Arizona COPD Coalition offers a forum for people in the COPD community.If you are interested in this program please call (602) 258-7505 or (520) 323-1812.
Latest Headlines
Breathe Easy Arizona Launches New Web siteThe Breathe Easy Arizona Web site has an all-new look and now features even more helpful information about COPD. The website is more user-friendly and provides in-depth information and a range of resources for COPD patients, family members and caregivers. Topics on the site are arranged thematically and include tools such as a COPD screening guide, an interactive glossary of COPD-related terminology and articles focused on living with COPD. The new website is intended to help everyone affected by COPD breathe a little easier.
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Glossary
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Allergena substance (such as a food or pollen) that your body perceives as dangerous and can cause an allergic reaction.
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Alpha 1- antitrysinA protective material produced in the liver and transported to the lungs to help combat inflammation. Deficiency states occur as the result of hereditary defects.
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Alveolithin-walled, small sacs located at the ends of the smallest airways in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place.
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Apneaabsence of breathing for more than 10 seconds. See also sleep apnea.
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Arterial blood gas testa blood test that measures oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood.
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Blebs and bullaelocalized destruction of portions of the lungs that may compress otherwise useful lung tissues.