Respiratory therapist and pulmonary rehab clinical specialist Dawn L. Fielding offers a practical guide to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), one of the leading causes of death worldwide.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease marked by difficulty breathing, fatigue, depression, and anxiety, among other symptoms.

Even though COPD is a chronic and often debilitating disease, it can be managed and its progression kept in check.

Dawn L. Fielding is a pulmonary rehab specialist with extensive experience in chronic lung diseases.

In her 2016 book, The COPD Solution, Fielding provides practical advice for avoiding the 'COPD Downward Spiral,' a cycle of reduced physical, emotional, and mental health that is hard to escape.

Fielding focuses on how those of us with chronic lung conditions can tackle them head-on, improving our quality of life.