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When someone has audible wheezing from copd is it always present ? and can they make it stop?

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Dr. Dustin Colegrove answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

No: audible wheezing is not always present in everyone with COPD. This can be a sign of worsening and should use rescue inhalers or nebulizer (albuterol). If worsening despite using inhalers, need to see a physician for further treatment which may also include prednisone.

Answered 9/1/2014

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