COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) |
COPD01/05/2009 |
my brother has been diagnosed with copd and he shakes very bad ans cannot hold on to anything.He can`t walk or even get up to go to the bathroom,I just wanted to know what causes the shaking and weakness?
COPD in general is not associated with shakes or tremors; however, it could be as a result of extreme deconditioning.
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Mahasti Rittinger, RRT Clinical Program Manager of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep College of Medicine The Ohio State University |