Treating COPD: Oxygen Therapy and Late-Stage Interventions

For some people, COPD gets worse over time; quitting smoking and lifestyle changes only help so much. So when lung disease gets to a more advanced stage, other interventions are needed. John, Jean and Jan talk about what it’s like to use oxygen and how to take your equipment with you on vacation. And Dr. Mina Pirzadeh walks us through lung transplants and other procedures you may never have heard of before.

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List of Resources

• COPD360Social, social media support group: https://www.copdfoundation.org/COPD360social/Community/Get-Involved.aspx   

For more information about traveling with oxygen: 

• American Lung Association interactive: https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-procedures-and-tests/oxygen-therapy/traveling-with-oxygen 

For more information about oxygen therapy: 

• COPD Foundation: https://www.copdfoundation.org/Learn-More/I-am-a-Person-with-COPD/Oxygen-Therapy.aspx 
• American Lung Association: https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-procedures-and-tests/oxygen-therapy 

For more information about lung volume reduction and lung transplants: 

• COPD Foundation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DgsqYjjjmY 
• Cleveland Clinic: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/13794-lung-volume-reduction-surgery-lvrs 
• Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/lung-transplant/about/pac-20384754 

For more information about alpha one antitrypsin deficiency: 

• Alpha1 Foundation: https://www.alpha1.org/