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What are some of the symptoms of COPD exacerbation?
Symptoms of COPD exacerbation include shortness of breath, noisy breathing, increased anxiety, chest breathing, cough, change in skin and nail color, difficulty sleeping and no interest in eating. You should watch carefully for these signs.
What are two diseases smoking causes in your lungs?
lung cancer or 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).
What is caused of COPD?
Smoking is one cause of COPD. Other causes include preterm birth, inherited factors, and long-term exposure to chemical fumes and industrial dust.
Can kerosene heat give you respiratory problems?
Yes. Dry mouth and throat, cough, throat irritation from toxic fumes (especially if the kerosene lamp or heater is in a small room) can occur, along with exacerbation of asthma, COPD and other respiratory illnesses.
Can sarcoidosis cause copd years later?
sarcoidosis rarely causes COPD. It more likely to cause interstitial lung disease instead. The difference between COPD and interstitial lung disease is the the former is OBSTRUCTIVE in nature whereas the later is restrictive in nature.
COPD pancreatic cancer wrinkles and leukemia are all possible effects of which drug?
TABACCO
Why do you get so sleep with copd?
It is possible that your carbon dioxide levels are too high... If you are increasingly sleepy, and you have a chronic lung disease like COPD, you need to bring this to the attention of your doctor...
What pathogen causes copd?
Long-term exposure to lung irritants that damage the lungs and the airways usually is the cause of COPD. In the United States, the most common irritant that causes COPD is cigarette smoke. Pipe, cigar, and other types of tobacco smoke also can cause COPD, especially if the smoke is inhaled. learn more about COPD ~ > http://www.pulmonarysolutions.net/Resource-Center/Medical-Health-Issues?Issue=COPD
What can cause pulsus paradoxus?
Pulsus paradoxus can be caused by conditions such as cardiac tamponade, severe asthma exacerbation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and pericarditis. It is characterized by an exaggerated drop in blood pressure during inspiration.
What causes hypoxia in person with COPD?
Hypoxia is where there is low oxygen concentrations in the tissures so therefore this must be due to the lack of oxygen in the blood due to poor/lack of gas exchange caused by the copd
What is the medical term meaning when symptoms get worse?
exacerbation; also called flare
