Copd for Dummies

Your reassuring guide to understanding and managing COPD
and getting on with your life

Want to know more about COPD? This straightforward guide provides clear information about this progressive disease, explaining how to recognize the warning signs, get diagnosed, and choose the best treatment. You'll see how diet, exercise, and medication affect your symptoms and make your life easier.

Discover how to:

• Know your risk factors
• Find the right doctors
• Quit smoking, start exercising, and change your diet
• Improve your overall health
• Prepare for emergencies
• Help loved ones with COPD

Kevin Felner, MD, an expert in pulmonary and critical-care medicine, is an assistant professor at NYU School of Medicine.

Meg Schneider is an award-winning writer with more than two decades of experience.