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Is cor pulmonale related to COPD?
85% of patients diagnosed with cor pulmonale have COPD
Does tidal volume increase when COPD patients exercise?
NO
Can patients with ESRD caused by Diabetes Mellitus receive transplants?
It depends on the organ that is being transplanted. If it's the kidney, which probably accounts for most organ transplants among diabetic patients in end-stage renal disease (ESRD), then diabetic patients are eligible. But in transplants of other organs, such as bone marrow, diabetic patients are required to have tight control of their blood glucose levels in order to be eligible for transplant.
Who are stem cell transplants safe for?
It once was thought that stem cell transplants were not safe in patients over age 60, but new research shows that elderly patients can safely receive stem cells from donors.
Most reduced-size liver transplants are performed on patients of what age group?
Reduced-size liver transplants are most often performed on children.
Clubbing of fingers in copd patients?
We do see patients with COPD having various grades of clubbing. Most of them (>95%) do not show any evidence of lung cancer or associated ILD on X-ray or HRCT. All of these patients had low SpO2 and low DLCO. Probably chronic hypoxia leads to clubbing in COPD patients. Interestingly I never saw a severe asthma patient with chronic hypoxia developing clubbing.
When patients with severe chronic respiratory conditions respiration is stimulated by?
In patients with chronic hypercapnia such as COPD, respirations are primarily stimulated by hypoxia.
What kind of patients receive pneumonectomies?
Pneumonectomies are usually performed on patients with lung cancer, as well as patients with such noncancerous diseases as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Does copd cause weight loss?
COPD causes weight loss due to the additional calories needed to breathe. Calorie requirements for breathing are four to seven times higher for patients with COPD (see related link).
Life expectancy of patients with emphysema?
how long can you live on oxygen whenuyou have emphysema and your 82 years old
What are treatments for COPD?
Some of the treatments for COPD are simply lifestyle changes, such as quitting smoking. Often patients are prescribed inhalers and steroids to improve lung function as well.
What treatments for copd?
Some of the treatments for COPD are simply lifestyle changes, such as quitting smoking. Often patients are prescribed inhalers and steroids to improve lung function as well.
