If you have COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), or suffer from emphysema or asthma, you should talk to your doctor about getting tested for Alpha-1 deficiency. Why? Because Alpha-1 deficiency is often the undiagnosed root cause of COPD or is misdiagnosed as another chronic lung disease. Also, if you or anyone you know suffer from breathing problems that don’t get better with treatment, they could be caused by Alpha-1 deficiency.

The diagnosis is simple to make with an inexpensive blood test. If you think you might be at risk, talk to your doctor about your symptoms. If you decide together that you should get tested for Alpha-1, the doctor will write a prescription for the blood test. That one test, once in a lifetime, can make all the difference.

To assist you and your doctor in deciding whether to proceed with testing, print out the Alpha-1 Screener, check "yes" or "no" where appropriate, and take it to your doctor.

Test Today. Change Tomorrow.