User:DayWalsh/Recommendations - How to manage COPD/education

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The education component of each pulmonary rehabilitation program is different,with topics including:

  • Medications
  • Breathing techniques and managing breathlessness
  • Sputum clearance
  • Benefits of physical exercise
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Energy conservation techniques
  • Nutrition/healthy eating
  • Information regarding how the lungs work
  • Coping with depression, anxiety and panic attacks