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A member asked:
Can we rule out copd if there is no cough at all. mucus actually comes frm nose. but shortness of breath n slight chest discomfort. had chest infectio?
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No...: There does not have to be a cough with copd. Symptoms vary but generally include shortness of breath, wheezing, cough. Some patients will also have weight loss. Shortness of breath can be at rest or just with exercise. See your doctor so this diagnosis can be made and treatment initiated. If you are smoking, you need to quit today!
Answered 10/3/2016
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NO: COPD can not be excluded only by absence of symptoms. A spirometry(breathing test) can be helpful as a screening tool if there is history of smoking or other causes for copd. The current symptoms can be from an upper respiratory tract infection, sinusitis.
Answered 5/3/2015
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