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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Medical Therapy

Treatment is aimed at the underlying lung disease, and may include:

• Bronchodilator drugs to reverse some types of airway obstruction
• Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation (sometimes called CPAP or BiPAP) or mechanical ventilation if needed
• Oxygen if the blood oxygen level is low
• Treatment to stop smoking

Contraindicated Medications

• Tromethamine