Pulmonology
Main Line Health’s lung health experts and pulmonology specialists treat a wide range of conditions that affect the lungs and respiratory tract.
When you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), your lungs don’t work properly. It may be that the walls of the small air sacs in your lungs have grown weak, due to emphysema, or that your airways (bronchi) are constantly swollen and inflamed, making it hard for air to get through, due to chronic bronchitis. Smoking of any type is the leading cause of COPD, though secondhand smoke can also raise your risk of COPD. In rare cases, pollution or exposure to fumes can also cause COPD.
The main symptom of COPD is shortness of breath. COPD can get worse over time, and you may develop symptoms like:
Unfortunately, there is currently no cure for COPD, but your doctor can help you find ways to manage your COPD symptoms and breathe easier. If you have COPD and you are a smoker it is important that you quit so that your COPD does not get worse.
Treatments for COPD include:
Main Line Health’s lung health experts and pulmonology specialists treat a wide range of conditions that affect the lungs and respiratory tract.
Main Line Health experts use the latest technology to diagnose and treat all types of conditions affecting the chest, lungs and esophagus.