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.
Not everyone who has the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has an active lung infection. But, people with COPD are predisposed to lung infections. And having a lung infection when you are diagnosed with COPD can be quite serious. Lung infections can cause COPD exacerbations. In fact, it's estimated that up to 80 percent of exacerbations are caused by respiratory infections. These flare-ups may result in lower quality of life, worsening lung disease, hospitalization, and even death.