COPD: Symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors, Complications, and Tre

COPD: Nîşane, Sedem, Faktorên Rîskê, Komplîkasyon û Dermankirin | Nexweşxaneyên CARE

Dr. Girish Kumar Agrawal, Consultant, Pulmonologist, Ramkrishna CARE Hospitals, Raipur, talks about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He says that earlier, smoking was considered a major risk factor, but eventually pollution also emerged as a critical risk factor for COPD. He also explained the symptoms, causes, risk factors, complications, treatment, and prevention of COPD in detail. He emphasizes that COPD patients are at risk for pneumonia, and it is essential for people with COPD to get vaccinated against pneumonia (especially people who are suffering from other comorbidities too).