Loud snoring is a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) — a disruptive and potentially dangerous sleep disorder — but it’s not the only one. Keep reading to find out how to spot other common signs of OSA.
Jul 1st, 2022
Loud snoring is a common symptom of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) — a disruptive and potentially dangerous sleep disorder — but it’s not the only one. Keep reading to find out how to spot other common signs of OSA.
We now in fact think of chronic obstructive lung disease as what we call a systemic disorder meaning that it has effect on and interactions with other parts of the body.
Not too long ago the statement was made that if a patient had chronic obstructive lung disease that it was related to cigarette smoking, period. And only with very rare incidence was it related to anything else.
New York Magazine Best Doctors Jun 5, 2011 Dr. Kamelhar was awarded Top Doctors: New York Metro Area award, which lists those whom Castle Connolly has determined to be in the top 10 percent of the region’s physicians—more than 6,000 in all.
The formal diagnosis of COPD is made with breathing testing or what we call “pulmonary function testing”.
The most common symptoms of chronic obstructive lung disease are cough, mucus production, wheezing, and shortness of breath.
We started off with our definition of chronic obstructive lung disease, or COPD, by including the notion that it is a not reversible limitation of the flow of air.
In order to make various conditions more easily detected to patients and their physicians, different medical organizations have devised short questionnaires of 4 or 5 or 6 or 10 questions that’s easy for the patient to complete...
COPD or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a disease that is characterized by what we call air flow limitation. Air flow limitation means the air flow through the bronchial tubes is less than it should be.
Mar 18, 2009 – (HealthNewsDigest.com) – The fourth annual Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. National Physician of the Year Awards will take place on Monday evening, March 23, 2009 at the Hudson Theatre at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City.