Francis Welch is a retired dentist, former smoker and now a COPD patient.

弗朗西斯·韦尔奇是一位退休牙医，以前是个烟民，现在是慢阻肺病患者。

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Does not recommend to the COPD patient when the prevention the respiratory infections rule use oral administration expectorants.

不推荐对COPD患者在预防下呼吸道感染时规律使用口服祛痰药。

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Conclusion The anti-reflux treatment to symptomatic GER may effectively alleviate long term cough and short breath in COPD patient, it demonstrate that GER is closely associated with COPD.

结论对症状性GER的抗反流治疗，可以有效减轻部分COPD患者长期咳嗽气促症状，证实了COPD与GER之间的密切相关性。

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Francis Welch is a retired dentist, former smoker and now a COPD patient.

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COPD is not curable but treatment can extend a patient's life.

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Study leader Dr Martin Wildman, consultant in respiratory medicine at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, said in an averagely-sized hospital the decision to admit a patient with COPD to intensive care probably happens once a week - or two to three times a week in winter.

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