You have come to the right source as I am a physician that can help you with your grandmother's symptoms. First and foremost I would recommend you taking her to her primary care doctor immediately. Symptoms to watch out for include the sensation of heavy pressure on the chest. Is she a smoker?
COPD is a generalised blanket description of several diseases that respond to similar medication. This means that this can not be answered correctly
Diagnose is the correct spelling (to determine the cause).
You examine the symptoms.
Some of the Stage 4 COPD symptoms include chronic cough with a lot of mucus. COPD stage 4 has severe shortness of breath and often is combined with the colouring of blue in the skin. People with COPD stage 4 often will have weight loss and is life threatening during flare ups.
You should check with your father's doctor to see what diet he or she recommends for your father to follow when it comes to his diet. http://www.everydayhealth.com/copd/a-copd-diet.aspx has some diet options your father could follow to control his COPD.
Common treatments for COPD include inhalers containing steroids, quitting smoking, nicotine replacement, and antimicrobials if an infection is present. COPD is an irreversable lung disease, therefore, only the symptoms can be treated.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD can be extremely serious if left undiagnosed or if not properly treated. If you have some of the symptoms of COPD you should certainly consult your doctor.
How do teachers diagnose a learning disability? He can't diagnose the disease if he doesn't know its symptoms. A blood test is used to diagnose thyroid problems.
Because symptoms are similar to other diseases (mostly leukemias), myelofibrosis is not easy to diagnose
to "diagnose".
That is hard to diagnose without specific symptoms
The doctor will diagnose the patient's illness based on the symptoms presented.