Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the most common breathing conditions. It's the result of damaged lung ...

Comparisons between this literature and reports of current practice suggest that discrepancies may exist in relation to the clinical management of sputum in individuals with COPD. The novel ...

Professor David Denning evaluates timely and accurate diagnosis of Aspergillus infection and the clinical spectrum of ...

"COPD exacerbations are defined by worsening symptoms like shortness of breath, a more frequent or intense cough and changes in mucus production that develop over a couple of weeks," says ...

respiratory tract mucus (sputum) infected with bacteria tends to be green, yellow, or another color, not clear or white. A ...

COPD flare-ups to us are extremely serious because ... What I usually tell patients to look for in a flare-up is: Is their mucus getting worse? Is there more of it? Is it changing color?

Some of the early signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are an ongoing cough, increased mucus, and fatigue. Recognizing these symptoms is important to know whether you need to see ...

decline in lung function and adverse effects from drug treatments (Figures 4 & 5). Morbidity from ACOS can result from coughing, wheezing, sputum production, dyspnea on exertion, physical ...

A COPD cough is often productive, which means it’s accompanied by mucus. Usually, mucus is clear, but in a COPD cough, it can be yellow or green and doesn’t go away. A chronic cough that lasts ...