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People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have damaged airways that make it difficult to breathe. COPD includes the conditions emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and many COPD suffers experience both. The most common cause of COPD is cigarette smoking. The symptoms of COPD can be managed, but the damage cannot be reversed.Bookmark this page to keep these WisdomCards at your fingertips. You'll find carefully chosen, doctor approved resources for the most highly searched subjects by clicking on any of the links below!
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Drugs and Medications
- AccuNeb
- Acetylcysteine
- Acetylcysteine Dosage
- Acetylcysteine Uses
- Adrenergic Bronchodilators
- Advair
- Advair Diskus
- Advair Dosage
- Advair Drug Interactions
- Advair Inhaler
- Advair Overdose
- Advair Side Effects
- Advair Uses
- Advair Warnings and Precautions
- Advair and Breastfeeding
- Advair and High Blood Pressure
- Advair and Pregnancy
- Advair and Weight Gain
- Aerobid
- Aerobid Side Effects
- Airet
- Albuterol
- Albuterol Inhaler
- Albuterol Inhaler Dosage
- Albuterol Inhaler Drug Interactions
- Albuterol Inhaler Side Effects
- Albuterol Inhaler Uses
- Albuterol Inhaler Warnings and Precautions
- Albuterol Overdose
- Albuterol Side Effects
- Albuterol Syrup Dosage
- Albuterol Syrup Side Effects
- Albuterol Syrup Uses
- Albuterol Syrup Warnings and Precautions
- Albuterol Uses
- Albuterol Warnings and Precautions
- Albuterol and Breastfeeding
- Albuterol and Post-Partum Depression
- Albuterol and Pregnancy
- Albuterol and Tooth Decay
- Alupent
- Alupent Dosage
- Alupent Drug Interactions
- Alupent Overdose
- Alupent Side Effects
- Alupent Uses
- Alupent Warnings and Precautions
- Alupent and Breastfeeding
- Alupent and Pregnancy
- Aminophylline
- Aminophylline Dosage
- Aminophylline Side Effects
- Anticholinergics
- Anticholinergics Side Effects
- Anticholinergics and Asthma
- Anticholinergics and COPD
- Aralast
- Aralast NP
- Arformoterol
- Atrovent
- Atrovent Drug Interactions
- Atrovent Overdose
- Atrovent Side Effects
- Atrovent Warnings and Precautions
- Atrovent and Breastfeeding
- Atrovent and Pregnancy
- Avelox
- Avelox Dosage
- Avelox Side Effects
- Avelox and Pregnancy
- Beclomethasone
- Beclovent
- Beclovent Dosage
- Beclovent Side Effects
- Beclovent and Pregnancy
- Beconase
- Beta Agonists
- Brethine
- Bronchodilators
- Bronkometer
- Brovana
- Brovana Dosage
- Brovana Overdose
- Brovana Side Effects
- Brovana Warnings and Precautions
- Brovana and Breastfeeding
- Brovana and Pregnancy
- Budeprion vs. Bupropion
- Budesonide
- Budesonide Dosage
- Budesonide Interactions
- Budesonide Oral Side Effects
- Budesonide Overdose
- Budesonide and Formoterol
- Budesonide and Pregnancy
- Bupropion Dosage
- Bupropion Side Effects
- Bupropion and Pregnancy
- Bupropion and Seizures
- Bupropion and Weight Loss
- COPD Drugs Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack
- COPD Medications
- COPD and Anticholinergics
- COPD and Bronchodilators
- COPD and Expectorants
- COPD and Inhaled Corticosteroids
- COPD and Methylxanthines
- COPD and Portable Oxygen
- COPD and Symbicort
- COPD and Viagra
- Chantix
- Chantix Sexual Side Effects
- Chantix Side Effects
- Chantix Withdrawal
- Chantix and Alcohol
- Chantix and Depression
- Chantix and Weight Gain
- Clarithromycin
- Combivent
- Combivent Dosage
- Combivent Drug Interactions
- Combivent Inhaler
- Combivent Overdose
- Combivent Side Effects
- Combivent Uses
- Combivent Warnings and Precautions
- Combivent and Breastfeeding
- Combivent and Pregnancy
- Difil
- Dilex
- Dilor
- DuoNeb
- DuoNeb Dosage
- DuoNeb Drug Interactions
- DuoNeb Overdose
- DuoNeb Side Effects
- DuoNeb Uses
- DuoNeb Warnings and Precautions
- DuoNeb and Pregnancy
- Dy-G
- Dyfilin
- Dyflex
- Dylix
- Ed-Bron
- Ed-Bron G
- Elixophyllin
- Elixophyllin GG
- Entocort
- Fesoterodine Interactions
- Fluticasone
- Fluticasone and Salmeterol
- Fluticasone and Salmeterol Dosage
- Fluticasone and Salmeterol Drug Interactions
- Fluticasone and Salmeterol Precautions and Warnings
- Fluticasone and Salmeterol Side Effects
- Fluticasone and Salmeterol Uses
- Foradil
- Foradil Aerolizer
- Foradil Dosage
- Foradil Drug Interactions
- Foradil Overdose
- Foradil Side Effects
- Foradil Uses
- Foradil Warnings and Precautions
- Foradil and Breastfeeding
- Foradil and Pregnancy
- Gemifloxacin
- Glucocorticoids
- Guaifenesin
- How to Use an Aerochamber
- Iloprost Interactions
- Infection Control in Multidose Inhalers
- Inhalers and COPD
- Ipratropium Bromide Inhalation Solution
- Ipratropium Bromide Inhalation Solution Precautions and Warnings
- Ipratropium Bromide Inhalation Solution Side Effects
- Isoetharine
- Isoproterenol
- Levalbuterol
- Levalbuterol Dosage
- Levalbuterol Drug Interactions
- Levalbuterol Precautions and Warnings
- Levalbuterol Side Effects
- Levalbuterol Uses
- Long-Acting Beta Agonists
- Lufyllin
- Maxair
- Medrol Dosepak Side Effects
- Metered Dose Inhaler
- Mucinex
- Mucomyst
- Nasarel
- Neothylline
- Nicotine Gum
- Nicotine Patch
- Nicotine Patch and Vicodin
- Nicotine and Breastfeeding
- Nicotrol
- Nicotrol Inhaler
- Oral Corticosteroids
- Panfil
- Perforomist
- Perforomist Dosage
- Perforomist Drug Interactions
- Perforomist Overdose
- Perforomist Side Effects
- Perforomist Uses
- Perforomist Warnings and Precautions
- Perforomist and Breastfeeding
- Perforomist and Pregnancy
- Phyllocontin
- Pirbuterol
- Pirbuterol Dosage
- Pirbuterol Drug Interactions
- Pirbuterol Precautions and Warnings
- Pirbuterol Side Effects
- Pirbuterol Uses
- Pneumonia Vaccine Recommended for Smokers
- ProAir HFA
- Proair Inhaler
- Prolastin
- Proventil
- Pulmicort
- Pulmicort Interactions
- Quibron
- Quibron-300
- Qvar
- Qvar Dosage
- Qvar Side Effects
- Qvar and Pregnancy
- Rhinalar
- Salmeterol
- Serevent
- Serevent Diskus
- Serevent Dosage
- Serevent Drug Interactions
- Serevent Overdose
- Serevent Side Effects
- Serevent Uses
- Serevent Warnings and Precautions
- Serevent and Breastfeeding
- Serevent and Pregnancy
- Short-Acting Beta Agonists
- Singulair
- Spiriva
- Spiriva Dosage
- Spiriva Drug Interactions
- Spiriva Overdose
- Spiriva Side Effects
- Spiriva Uses
- Spiriva Warnings and Precautions
- Spiriva and Breastfeeding
- Spiriva and Dry Mouth
- Spiriva and Pregnancy
- Steroid Inhaler Thrush
- Symbicort
- Symbicort Inhaler
- Terbutaline
- Terbutaline and Breastfeeding
- Terbutaline and Preterm Labor
- Theo-24
- Theolair
- Theomar GG
- Theophylline
- Theophylline Dosage
- Theophylline Drug Interactions
- Theophylline Overdose
- Theophylline Side Effects
- Theophylline Uses
- Theophylline Warnings and Precautions
- Theophylline and Breastfeeding
- Theophylline and Pregnancy
- Tiotropium
- Transdermal Patch
- Troleandomycin
- Truphylline
- Vancenase
- Vanceril
- Vanceril DS
- Vanceril DS Side Effects
- Vanceril DS and Pregnancy
- Vanceril Dosage
- Vanceril Side Effects
- Vanceril and Pregnancy
- Ventolin
- Xopenex
- Xopenex HFA Dosage
- Xopenex HFA Drug Interactions
- Xopenex HFA Overdose
- Xopenex HFA Side Effects
- Xopenex HFA Uses
- Xopenex HFA Warnings and Precautions
- Xopenex HFA and Breastfeeding
- Xopenex HFA and Pregnancy
- Zemaira
- Zyban
- Zyban Sexual Side Effects
- Zyban Side Effects
- Zyban Withdrawal
- Zyban and Pregnancy
- Zyban and Weight Loss
Living with It
- Altitude and Emphysema
- Atelectasis Causes
- Atelectasis Photos
- Atelectasis Risk Factors
- Avoiding Complications of COPD
- Barrel Chest
- Breathing Exercises for COPD
- Bronchiectasis Causes
- Bronchiectasis Etiology
- Bronchiectasis Prevention
- Bronchiectasis Prognosis
- Bronchitis and Smoke
- Brown Phlegm Causes
- COPD Causes
- COPD Clinical Trials
- COPD Complications Photos
- COPD Exacerbation
- COPD Exercise Precautions
- COPD Guidelines
- COPD Home Remedies
- COPD Inhalers
- COPD Prevention
- COPD Prognosis
- COPD Rehabilitation
- COPD Research
- COPD Resources
- COPD Risk Factors
- COPD Stages
- COPD Statistics
- COPD Travel Tips
- COPD Triggers
- COPD and Air Pollution
- COPD and Air Travel
- COPD and Breathlessness
- COPD and Caffeine
- COPD and Chest Tightness
- COPD and Dry Powder Inhalers
- COPD and Exercise
- COPD and Humidity
- COPD and Inhaled Corticosteroids
- COPD and Marijuana
- COPD and Metered-Dose Inhalers
- COPD and Nebulizers
- COPD and Pneumothorax
- COPD and Sex
- COPD and Smoking
- COPD and Wheezing
- COPD in Non-Smokers
- COPD in Women
- Chest Pain from Coughing
- Chronic Bronchitis Causes
- Chronic Bronchitis Prognosis
- Collapsed Lung Causes
- Cor Pulmonale Causes
- Depression and Smoking
- Diseases Caused by Smoking Cigarettes
- Dry Powder Inhalers
- Dyspnea Causes
- Effects of Cigarette Smoking
- Effects of Secondhand Smoke
- Effects of Smoking on Respiration
- Emphysema Causes
- Emphysema Life Expectancy
- Emphysema Medical Journal Articles
- Emphysema Prognosis
- Emphysema Stages
- Emphysema and Heart Problems
- Emphysema and Portable Oxygen
- Emphysema and Second Hand Cigarette Smoke
- Emphysema from Second Hand Smoke
- Facts About Emphysema
- Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
- Health Care Costs of Smoking
- Health Risks of Smoking
- How Does Smoking Affect the Respiratory System
- How to Cope With COPD Flareups
- How to Exercise with COPD
- How to Help a Spouse with COPD
- Interstitial Lung Disease Causes
- Interstitial Lung Disease Risk Factors
- Interstitial Lung Disease Support
- Involuntary Smoking Cessation
- Living With COPD
- Lung Irritants
- Lung Transplant Statistics
- Mucus Production with COPD
- Nicotine Withdrawal and Insomnia
- Orthopnea
- Orthopnea Causes
- Quit Smoking Coach
- Secondhand Smoke
- Slogans for Anti Smoking
- Smokeless Tobacco
- Smoking
- Smoking Cessation and Diabetes
- Stages of Emphysema Disease
- Stop Smoking Health Benefits
- Stress Management for COPD
- Subcutaneous Emphysema
- Teen Smoking
- Tobacco
- Weight Loss in COPD
- What Causes Coughs
- What Causes an Exacerbation of COPD
- What Happens When You Quit Smoking
- Wheezing
Alternative and Holistic Care
- COPD Alternative Treatments
- COPD Home Remedies
- COPD and Marijuana
- Chronic Cough Natural Treatment
- Eating Soy Reduces COPD Risks
- Emphysema Alternative Treatments
- Home Remedies to Quit Coughing
- How Do I Stop a Cough
- Inula Flower
- Natural Medicine for Chronic Bronchitis
- Smoking Cessation Herbal Treatments
- Smoking Cessation Herbs
- Stop Smoking Hypnosis
- Yoga for Lung Disease
Awareness Events
Calculators and Tools
Celebrities and Health
Communities and Support
Complications
- Bronchiectasis Complications
- Bronchospasm
- COPD Complications
- COPD and Cor Pulmonale
- COPD and Pneumothorax
- Chest Pain from Coughing
- Chronic Bronchitis Complications
- Collapsed Lung in COPD
- Coughing Up Mucus with Blood in It
- Emphysema and Heart Problems
- Harmful Smoking Effects
- How Does Smoking Affect the Lungs
- How Many People Die from Smoking Each Year
- Pneumonia Complications
- What Causes an Exacerbation of COPD
- What Diseases Can You Get from Smoking
Conditions
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
- Asbestosis
- Atelectasis
- Atelectasis of Lung
- Atelectasis vs. Pleural Effusion
- Atelectasis vs. Pneumothorax
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Breathing Problems
- Bronchiectasis Diagnosis
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP)
- COPD Causes
- COPD Exacerbation and Depression
- COPD and Congestive Heart Failure
- COPD and Pneumothorax
- COPD and Psoriasis
- COPD vs. Asthma
- COPD vs. Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Chronic Asthmatic Bronchitis
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Chronic Bronchitis and COPD
- Chronic Obstructive Lung
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Types
- Cigarette Smoke Allergy
- Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer
- Collapsed Lung
- Collapsed Lung in COPD
- Cor Pulmonale
- Crack Lung
- Depression and COPD
- Emphysema Causes
- Emphysema Prognosis
- Emphysema and Functional Impairments
- End Stage Emphysema
- Facts About Emphysema
- Farmer's Lung
- HIV-Associated Mycobacterium Avium Complex
- Idiopathic Lung Disease
- Infertility and Smoking
- Influenza and Smoking
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
- Lung Abscess
- Lung Disease
- Major Depression and COPD
- Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease
- Nervous System Effects of Smoking
- Nicotine Addiction
- Nicotine Withdrawal
- Occupational Lung Disease
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia and Smoking
- Pneumothorax
- Polycythemia
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Respiratory Arrest
- Respiratory Disorders
- Restrictive Lung Disease
- Sclerodactyly
- Scleroderma
- Secondary Polycythemia
- Silicosis
- Smoke Inhalation
- Smoker's Cough
- Smoking and Pregnancy
- Types of Lung Disease
- What Is Cor Pulmonale
- What is COPD
Diagnostic Tests
- Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
- Body Plethysmography
- Bronchial Challenge Test
- COPD Tests
- COPD and Pulmonary Function Tests
- Chest X-Ray
- Chest X-Rays for COPD
- How is COPD Diagnosed
- How is Lung Function Measured
- How to Test for COPD
- Lung Diffusion Testing
- Oxygen Saturation Test
- Pulmonary Function Test
- Pulse Oximetry
- Six Minute Walk Test
- Spirometry
- Spirometry for COPD
Diet and Nutrition
Fitness and Exercise
Foundations
- American Lung Association
- COPD Grant and American Lung Association in Maryland
- COPD Grant and American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- NHLBI Awards Fifteen Organizations to Conduct COPD Education
- NHLBI Funds Fifteen Community Organizations to Conduct COPD Education
- NHLBI Grants for COPD Education
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Health Science
Hospitals and Health Centers
How To
- Adult Smoking Cessation
- How Do I Stop a Cough
- How to Assemble a Nebulizer
- How to Break a Bad Habit
- How to Cope with Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
- How to Effectively Quit Smoking
- How to Exercise with COPD
- How to Find a Clinical Trial for Emphysema
- How to Identify Emphysema
- How to Identify Risk Factors for COPD
- How to Improve Breathing with COPD
- How to Prevent Asbestosis
- How to Prevent Atelectasis
- How to Prevent Bronchiectasis
- How to Quit Smoking
- How to Recognize the Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension
- How to Test for COPD
- How to Treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- How to Use a Metered Dose Inhaler
- How to Use a Nebulizer
- How to Use an Aerochamber
- How to Use an Inhaler
- Quit Smoking Checklists
- Stop Smoking Programs
- Teen Smoking Cessation Programs
News (most recent first)
- Smokers Successfully Quitting With Lozenges and Patches
- Awards Support NHLBI's COPD Learn More Breathe Better Campaign
- NHLBI's COPD Learn More Breathe Better Campaign Grants
- COPD and NHLBI Award Recipients
- COPD Learn More Breathe Better Campaign Award Recipients
- COPD Awareness Grant Recipients 2009
- Breathe LA Receives COPD Award
- Breathe New Hampshire Receives COPD Award
- Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago Receives COPD Award
- Kentucky Department for Health/Kentucky Respiratory Disease Program Receives COPD Award
- COPD Foundation/Florida COPD Coalition Receives COPD Award
- D.C. Area Health Education Center Receives COPD Award
- American Lung Association in Colorado Receives COPD Award
- Virginia Association of Health Plans and Medical Society of Virginia Receives COPD Award
- American Lung Association of North Carolina/North Carolina COPD Task Force Receives COPD Award
- American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest Receives COPD Award
- American Lung Association in Maryland/Maryland COPD Task Force Receives COPD Award
- American Lung Association in New York Receives COPD Award
- American Lung Association in Utah Receives COPD Award
- American Lung Association in New Mexico Receives COPD Award
- American Lung Association of Missouri Receives COPD Award
- COPD Grant and Breathe LA
- COPD Grant and Breathe New Hampshire
- COPD Grant and Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago
- COPD Grant and Kentucky Respiratory Disease Program
- COPD Grant and D.C. Area Health Education Center
- COPD Grant and COPD Foundation
- COPD Grant and American Lung Association in Colorado
- COPD Grant and Virginia Association of Health Plans and Medical Society of Virginia
- COPD Grant and American Lung Association of North Carolina
- COPD Grant and American Lung Association in New York
- COPD Grant and American Lung Association in Utah
- COPD Grant and American Lung Association in New Mexico
- COPD Grant and American Lung Association of Missouri
- NIH Grants and COPD
- COPD Grant Recipient List
- COPD Linked to Mental Decline
- Eating Soy Reduces COPD Risks
- Michael Jackson and Lung Disease
- Michael Jackson Autopsy
- MAINTAIN Program Offers Prescription Drugs to Eligible Unemployed Americans
- COPD Drugs Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack
- Eating Can be Risky for COPD Patients
- Genetic Link Possible for COPD
- One in Five Adults Still Smoke
- COPD and Inhaled Corticosteroids
- The Great American Smokeout
- Smoking Parents Have Hungry Kids
- Pneumonia Vaccine Recommended for Smokers
- Smokers' Children May Experience Nicotine Dependence
- Women Smokers Lose 14 Years
- New Air Pollutants Linked to Lung Problems
- Brain Yields Clues to Cigarette Addiction
- Tobacco Regulation from the FDA
- Spouses of Smokers At Risk for Stroke
- Menthol Used to Attract Young Smokers
- Cigars and Snuff Become Popular as Cigarette Prices Rise
- Smoking Tied to Memory Problems
- WHO Wants Full Ban on Tobacco Ads and Sponsorship
- FAA Bans Chantix for Pilots
- Quitting Smoking Can Be Contagious
- Man Saves His Life with Self Tracheotomy
- Chantix Still Recommended Despite Concerns
- Quitting Smoking Has Rapid Health Benefits
- Boehringer Inhalers
Pictures
Surgeries and Procedures
Symptoms
- Adventitious Sound
- Asthma and Dyspnea
- Atelectasis Symptoms
- Barrel Chest
- Barrel Chest in COPD
- Biot's Respiration
- Bloody Phlegm
- Bronchiectasis Signs and Symptoms
- Bronchiectasis Symptoms
- COPD Symptoms
- COPD and Breathlessness
- COPD and Chest Tightness
- COPD and Chronic Cough
- COPD and Dyspnea
- COPD and Hemoptysis
- COPD and Increased Mucus
- COPD and Productive Cough
- COPD and Wheezing
- Chest Pain from Coughing
- Chronic Bronchitis Symptoms
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Cough Causes
- Coughing
- Coughing Up Mucus with Blood in It
- Dyspnea
- Dyspnea Signs and Symptoms
- Dyspnea Symptoms
- Emphysema Early Symptoms
- Emphysema Signs and Symptoms
- Excessive Coughing and Effects
- Hemoptysis in COPD
- Interstitial Lung Disease Symptoms
- Lung Abscess
- Mucus Production with COPD
- Mucus and Cough
- Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
- Orthopnea Symptoms
- Rhonchi
- Signs and Symptoms of Bronchiectasis
- Smoker's Cough
Treatments
- Bronchiectasis Treatment
- Bronchiectasis Treatments
- COPD Treatment
- COPD and Heliox
- COPD and Nebulizers
- COPD and Oxygen
- COPD and Portable Oxygen
- Chest Percussion
- Chest Physical Therapy
- Chronic Bronchitis Treatment
- Emphysema Treatment
- Emphysema and Oxygen Therapy
- Home Oxygen Therapy
- How to Treat Bronchiectasis
- Interstitial Lung Disease Treatments
- Intra Articular Injections
- Nebulizer Treatment for Croup
- Nicotine Replacement Therapy
- Oxygen Treatment for COPD
- Postural Drainage
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Quit Smoking Atlantic City
- Respiratory Therapy
- Self Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation
- Smoking Cessation in Atlanta
- Smoking Cessation in Austin
- Smoking Cessation in Baltimore
- Smoking Cessation in Boston
- Smoking Cessation in Buffalo
- Smoking Cessation in Charlotte
- Smoking Cessation in Chicago
- Smoking Cessation in Cincinnati
- Smoking Cessation in Cleveland
- Smoking Cessation in Dallas
- Smoking Cessation in Denver
- Smoking Cessation in Detroit
- Smoking Cessation in Ft. Lauderdale
- Smoking Cessation in Grand Rapids
- Smoking Cessation in Hartford
- Smoking Cessation in Houston
- Smoking Cessation in Las Vegas
- Smoking Cessation in Los Angeles
- Smoking Cessation in Memphis
- Smoking Cessation in Miami
- Smoking Cessation in Milwaukee
- Smoking Cessation in Minneapolis
- Smoking Cessation in Nashville
- Smoking Cessation in New Orleans
- Smoking Cessation in New York City
- Smoking Cessation in Newark
- Smoking Cessation in Oakland
- Smoking Cessation in Oklahoma City
- Smoking Cessation in Omaha
- Smoking Cessation in Philadelphia
- Smoking Cessation in Phoenix
- Smoking Cessation in Pittsburgh
- Smoking Cessation in Portland
- Smoking Cessation in Providence
- Smoking Cessation in Richmond
- Smoking Cessation in Salt Lake City
- Smoking Cessation in San Diego
- Smoking Cessation in San Francisco
- Smoking Cessation in Seattle
- Smoking Cessation in St. Louis
- Smoking Cessation in Tampa
- Smoking Cessation in Washington DC
- Stop Smoking Los Angeles
- Supplemental Oxygen
- Ventilators
