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By Mike Hess

Learn the ins and outs of COPD from a respiratory therapist/COPD advocate. Testing, symptom control, meds, and exercise...it's all right here on COPD Navigator.
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BreatheTV: Bronchiectasis 2020

COPD NavigatorFeb 19, 2020

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BreatheTV: Bronchiectasis 2020

BreatheTV: Bronchiectasis 2020

Bronchiectasis is a surprisingly common feature of COPD, yet very few patients (or clinicians) think to look for it. Find out warning signs, differences with COPD, and what you can do to optimize your treatment, plus your questions from the live show!

Feb 19, 202053:45
BreatheTV: 2019 COPD Year in Review

BreatheTV: 2019 COPD Year in Review

We're back! Join us as we kick off the year that is by remembering the year that was, and hitting some of the highlights of 2019 in COPD. New therapies, new diagnostics, all kinds of new things that keep bringing us closer to the best possible management of COPD symptoms.

Jan 27, 202001:01:49
BreatheTV: Red Alert!

BreatheTV: Red Alert!

 Coughing more than usual? Feeling a little peaked? Is it just a bad day, or is it the beginning of something worse? Get some pointers on how to tell the difference, get your shields up in time, and avoid the dreaded emergency room!

(NOTE: We had some audio difficulties with this one, so please be prepared to change your volume if necessary!)

Aug 07, 201949:06
BreatheTV: Up In Smoke

BreatheTV: Up In Smoke

Tobacco has always been the 800-pound gorilla of the smoking conversation, but in an electronic and weed-friendly era, people are putting more and more stuff in their lungs. Is it safe? Can it help you quit smoking? Let's clear the air about inhaled stuff other than good old O2.

Michigan listeners: Don't forget to hit us up for golf outing information!

Apr 26, 201901:19:11
BreatheTV: Get Pumped!
Mar 09, 201950:46
BreatheTV: Know O2

BreatheTV: Know O2

 Everybody needs oxygen to live.  People with COPD sometimes need a little more than what's usually floating around.  We'll tell you why, how to make sure you've got the right equipment, and how to keep going with your extra gas.  


Subscribe to us on YouTube and join us every other week on Facebook to get the latest updates and your questions answered LIVE!  Keep an eye out for new podcast content coming soon, and our new website at www.copdnavigator.net, too!

Mar 05, 201901:14:14
BreatheTV: Med(ication) School

BreatheTV: Med(ication) School

MDI.  DPI.  Anticholinergic.  Beta-agonist.  Say what???  There are so many different meds for COPD, how do you know if you're on the right one?  How do you know you're using it correctly?  Find out more in this episode.  

Subscribe to us on YouTube and join us every other week on Facebook to get the latest updates and your questions answered LIVE! 

Feb 27, 201959:49
BreatheTV: COPD 101

BreatheTV: COPD 101

The basics of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)!  COPD is a tricky condition, and we clinicians don't always do a great job explaining it.  Follow us on YouTube and join us every other week on Facebook to get the latest updates and your questions answered LIVE!

Feb 27, 201958:32