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Tamara Boyd

At an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation center in Rapid City, South Dakota, Tamara Boyd, RN, CCRN, leads breathing exercises for patients with fibrosis and COPD. Her work addresses living with COPD and long-term oxygen therapy. An 18-year pulmonary nurse, Boyd received her BSN from Sonoma State University.

What Is the Best Cough Medicine for a COPD Patient?Drugs
Is Pulmonary Fibrosis Caused by Smoking?Heart & Lungs
Does COPD Cause Pulmonary Hypertension?Heart & Lungs
Does CBD Help With COPD? What the Science Says Heart & Lungs
Why Do My Lungs Feel Worse After Quitting Smoking?Heart & Lungs
What Is the Life Expectancy of Someone With Bronchiectasis?Heart & Lungs
Is Dying From COPD a Painful Death?Heart & Lungs
How Far Can You Walk With COPD?Heart & Lungs
Does Drinking Alcohol Make Your COPD Worse?Heart & Lungs
What Stage Is Moderate Emphysema?Heart & Lungs
How to Gain Weight With COPD: Diet and Exercise Tips Heart & Lungs
End Stage COPD: What to Expect and How to Prepare Heart & Lungs
How Long Can You Live With COPD and Congestive Heart Failure?Heart & Lungs
How Long Does It Take for Smokers’ Lungs to Heal?Heart & Lungs
What Happens If COPD Is Left Untreated?Heart & Lungs
What Drinks Are Good for COPD & Which to Avoid?Heart & Lungs
Is Coffee Good or Bad for Someone With COPD?Heart & Lungs
What Are Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases?Heart & Lungs
What Happens If Your Diaphragm Stops Working?Heart & Lungs
Is an Emphysema Diagnosis a Death Sentence?Heart & Lungs
Is Sauna Good for COPD? A Look at the Benefits and Risks Heart & Lungs
What Does Trelegy Do for Your Lungs?Drugs
How Long Can You Live With Stage 3 COPD?Heart & Lungs
How Long Does It Take for Cilia to Grow Back?Biology
COPD Tachycardia: Causes, Risks, and Management Heart & Lungs
How Long Can You Live With Pulmonary Fibrosis?Heart & Lungs
Can a Flattened Diaphragm Be Corrected?Heart & Lungs
LABA/LAMA Combination Therapy Explained Drugs
How Long After Quitting Smoking Does COPD Improve?Heart & Lungs
Is Blowing Up Balloons Good for Your Lungs?Heart & Lungs