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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / COPD

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Complications

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Complications of COPD are:

Muscle weakness

Thinning of bone

Heart – related complications like heart failure, abnormal rhythm and heart attack

Stroke

Depression

Cancer

Severe weight loss

Anemia

Respiratory failure
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