A 56-year-old man with a history of smoking presents with shortness of breath and cough for several days. His symptoms began 3 days ago with runny nose. He reported chronic morning cough productive of yellow, which had increased over the past few days. He has had similar episodes each winter for the past 4 years. He has smoked 1 to 2 packs of cigarettes per day for 40 years and continues to smoke. He had not received any relief from over-the-counter cough syrups and medications.

He was diagnosed with early signs of COPD after many tests run on him. He was a very rigid, narrow minded person.

Based on his mental and physical symptoms, he was given Kali Bich. With homeopathic treatment, his symptoms had improved a lot. The cough and breathlessness had reduced significantly and he could breathe better.