Words of Sympathy on Loss of Mother. Knowing what to say upon the death of the mother of a close one can be slightly difficult. Use these words of sympathy, to help you provide the necessary encouragement to your loved one. Advertisement. The death of a mother is the first sorrow wept without her. ~Author Unknown. A mother holds perhaps, the most important place in a child's life.
The best general definition of a COPD exacerbation is the following: an exacerbation of COPD is a sustained worsening of the patient's condition, from the stable state and beyond normal day-to-day variations that is acute in onset and may warrant additional treatment in a patient with underlying COPD.
COPD exacerbation. Many people with COPD have attacks called flare-ups or exacerbations (say egg-ZASS-er-BAY-shuns). This is when your usual symptoms quickly get worse and stay worse. A COPD flare-up can be dangerous, and you may have to go to the hospital. Symptoms include: Coughing up more mucus than usual. A change in the color or thickness of that mucus. More shortness of breath than usual. Greater tightness in your chest.