| COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary | | | | is that they are more severe and life threatening. |
| disease. This is chronic asthma. Chronic means it | | | | These symptoms are chronic coughing, wheezing, |
| progresses slowly while obstructive means that it | | | | running out of breath and tightness in the chest. |
| causes narrowing of the airways in the lungs making | | | | Asthma COPD patients cannot handle the condition |
| it more difficult to breath. Pulmonary disease means | | | | on their own. At this stage of the disease, quality |
| that the condition affects the lungs. Therefore , | | | | of life is drastically affected. Those around them |
| asthma COPD is a diseases that progress slowly in | | | | would be very understanding and supportive to these |
| the airways, narrowing them. Thus no air can move in | | | | patients. At this stage, one cannot do some normal |
| or out of the lungs. Breathing becomes more and | | | | everyday activities with ease. These include |
| more difficult. | | | | exercising, household chores and office work. |
| Asthma COPD is a very severe condition. It needs | | | | A doctor's advice on what to do and what not to do |
| medical attention. This condition progresses from mild | | | | is very critical. Doctor's medication at this point |
| asthma. As the asthma is not taken care of, the | | | | should be taken religiously. With proper medication, |
| condition worsens and before you know it, you have | | | | asthma COPD symptoms can be managed. They |
| a very bad case of asthma. The symptoms are the | | | | can also be controlled. With time, the severity of the |
| same as those of mild asthma. The only difference | | | | condition can lessen. |