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Heliox May Improve Activity Tolerance in COPD
Heliox is a type of COPD treatment. Heliox is a combination of helium and oxygen therapy that helps to decrease shortness of breath with exercise and increase the amount of air exhaled from the lungs in patients with COPD.

Surgical Treatment for COPD
Surgical treatment for COPD includes bullectomy, lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), and lung transplantation. Although surgery is not for everyeone, all have proven to be important surgical treatments for COPD.