OSU Pulmonology

COPD: A Treatable Lung Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a group of lung diseases that cause limited airflow and breathing-related symptoms. Roughly 11.7 million adults in the U.S. are living with COPD. The most common examples of COPD are chronic bronchitis and emphysema.  Smoking is the leading cause of COPD, but