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.
Lung infections are the most common cause of acute exacerbations. These infections can be viral or bacterial. Some specific viruses that cause COPD exacerbations are influenza, rhinovirus or adenovirus. Recent evidence suggests exacerbations of COPD are often caused by certain kinds of bacteria. These are known as mycoplasma and chlamydia.