COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a progressive disease, which means it gets worse over time. With COPD, less air flows in and out of the airways, making it hard to breathe. Learn who is at risk for COPD, what symptoms to watch for, and how the disease affects the lungs. In the United States, COPD affects more than 15 million.

Obstructive jaundice can cause any of the following symptoms: abdominal pain dark urine fever itchy skin pale, foul smelling stools blood in your vomit or stools fatigue changes to your mental alertness, such as confusion, drowsiness, and agitation yellow coloration of the eyes and skin