This short video, produced by Breathe New Hampshire, is a compilation of COPD patients, healthcare professionals, and caregivers offering candid and useful advice to those who are living with COPD. (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) … COPD Emphysema Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Breathing Breathe New Hampshire Lung…

Asthma can be caused by a number of different factors, including genetics, allergies, pollutants and illnesses. Learn about how a number of irritants can trigger the symptoms of asthma with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on respiratory therapy and healthy breathing….

Healthy reasons to stop smoking include the increase of life expectancy, the decrease of the chance of lung cancer and a decrease in the chance of blood clots or heart attacks. Improve blood pressure and mental alertness by quitting smoking with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on respiratory therapy and healthy breathing….

Respiratory therapy is the treatment, under the care of a licensed physician, of those patients that have a breathing disorder. Find out how respiratory therapy is conducted with ventilators and oxygen therapy with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on respiratory therapy and healthy breathing….

Symptoms of bronchial asthma include difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness and coughing. Discover how mucus plugs can cause coughing at night for someone with bronchial asthma with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on respiratory therapy and healthy breathing….

When treating an asthma attack, it’s important to take the situation seriously, to give an inhaler to the victim of the attack, and to keep them as comfortable as possible. Find out why it’s so important to stay relaxed and calm during an asthma attack with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on respiratory therapy and healthy breathing….

Sleep apnea involves episodes of repetitive upper airway obstruction during sleep, and it can result in low oxygen saturation. Find out how sleep apnea can be caused by enlarged tonsils, a collapsed airway or obstructed nasal passages with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on respiratory therapy and healthy breathing….

In order to become a respiratory therapist, a person must have graduated from high school, and they usually have to go to college and take any of a number of tests. Discover how to become a respiratory therapist, and work to help others at a variety of settings with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on respiratory therapy and healthy breathing….

response in the bronchial airways. The airways of asthmatics are “hypersensitive” to certain triggers, also known as stimuli (see below). (It is usually classified as type I hypersensitivity.) In response to exposure to these triggers, the bronchi (large airways) contract into spasm (an “asthma attack”). Inflammation soon follows, leading to a further narrowing of the airways and excessive mucus production, which leads to coughing and other breathing difficulties. Bronchospasm may ……

Signs and symptoms of pneumonia include a persistent cough, a fever above 102 degrees, chest pain, chills and sweats. Learn about the difference between bacterial and viral pneumonia with help from a nurse and respiratory care practitioner in this free video on respiratory therapy and healthy breathing….

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