Symptoms of COPD

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• Chronic cough, wheezing
• Persistent and increasing shortness of breath (dyspnea), particularly with physical activity
• Frequent respiratory infections

Chronic bronchitis sufferers will also often have sputum production with a chronic cough. Patients with advanced COPD may develop cyanosis, which is a bluish discoloration of the lips and nails due to a lack of oxygen in blood.