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COPD is often misunderstood because symptoms can be caused by three different diseases. Separating fact from fiction will help you live better and better manage COPD.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be confusing because it isn’t a single condition — it actually refers to a group of lung diseases that makes it difficult to breathe.

“COPD is an umbrella term for three different diseases,” says Timothy R. Wu, MD, director of the COPD Center at Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass. Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and chronic asthmatic bronchitis can all cause COPD symptoms. What these diseases have in common is obstructed air flow through the lungs.

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Truths and myths about COPD

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http://www.everydayhealth.com/health-report/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease/copd-myths-and-truths.aspx?xid=aol_eh-copdcs_5_20130211_&aolcat=AJA&icid=maing-grid7|myaol|dl23|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D269603

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