Symptoms of COPD include breathing difficulties, cough, mucus production and wheezing. More of the serious systems include tachypnea, respiratory distress, cyanosis, peripheral edema, use of accessory respiratory muscle, hyperinflation, abnormal lung sounds, prolonged expiration and elevated jugular pulse. COPD symptoms restrict daily activities and can lead to depression. Most of the patients diagnosed with COPD change their behavior in order to avoid breathing heavily. There are four different stages of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The first stage is Mild COPD. In this stage, the patient will have some airflow limitation and may not realize it. There are usually no symptoms that point to COPD but there may be minor symptoms that
