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Patient Education

• Advance Medical Directive

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• An Agent's Role for Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

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• Being a Healthcare Proxy

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• Caring for Your Inhaler

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• Choosing an Agent

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• Chronic Lung Disease: Avoiding Irritants and Allergens

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• Chronic Lung Disease: Controlling Stress

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• Chronic Lung Disease: If Oxygen Is Prescribed

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• Chronic Lung Disease: Maintaining a Healthy Weight

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• Chronic Lung Disease: My Travel Checklist

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• Chronic Lung Disease: Notes for Family and Friends

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• Chronic Lung Disease: Preventing Lung Infections

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• Chronic Lung Disease: Starting an Exercise Plan

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• Chronic Lung Disease: Tips for Quitting Smoking

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• Chronic Lung Disease: Tips for Safe Exercise

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• Chronic Lung Disease: Your Emotional Well-Being

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• COPD- Lung Surgery Choices

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• COPD: Chronic Coughing

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• COPD: Coping with Fatigue

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• COPD: Coping with Mucus

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• COPD: Using Inhalers

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• COPD: Wheezing and Chest Tightness

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• Diagnosing COPD

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• Discharge Instructions: COPD

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• Exercising with Chronic Lung Disease: Increasing Endurance

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• Exercising with Chronic Lung Disease: Increasing Strength

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• Exercising with Chronic Lung Disease: Keep Moving!

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• Exercising with Chronic Lung Disease: My Exercise Log

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• Exercising with Chronic Lung Disease: Taking the First Steps

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• Exercising with Chronic Lung Disease: Using the Dyspnea Scale

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• Flexibility Exercises When You Have Chronic Lung Disease

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• Getting Started with Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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• Good Nutrition for Chronic Lung Disease

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• Medicines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

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• Resources for Chronic Lung Disease

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• Shortness of Breath: Maximizing Your Energy

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• Step-by-Step- Using a Metered Dose Inhaler with a Spacer

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• Step-by-Step: Using a Dry-Powder Diskus Inhaler

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• Step-by-Step: Using a Dry-Powder Twist Inhaler

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• Step-by-Step: Using a Nebulizer with a Mask

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• Step-by-Step: Using a Nebulizer with a Mouthpiece

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• Stopping Life-Sustaining Treatments

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• Treatment for COPD

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• Understanding Advance Care Planning

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• Understanding DNR Orders

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• Using a BPAP

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• Using a-Metered Dose Inhaler (Closed-Mouth Method) Without a Spacer

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• Using a-Metered Dose Inhaler (Open-Mouth Method) Without a Spacer

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• Using an Inhaler

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• Using an Inhaler with a Spacer

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• What Is a BiPAP

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• What Is COPD