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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is when a person has chronic bronchitis or emphysema. They have shortness of breath, and often need medications and supplemental oxygen.
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Abnormal blood values compensated respiratory acidosis chronic bronchitis?
Compensated respiratory acidosis is described as any point in time where the body decreases the amount of respirations per minute, causing the amount of carbon dioxide in the body to increase. This increase changes the PH of the blood, which normally ranges anywhere between 7.35 and 7.45. This can be caused by a number of factors from infection, airway restriction or blockage, and by metabolic factors as well. Bronchitis is common with Compensated Respiratory Acidosis as the infection causes an increase in the carbon dioxide levels, due to the fact that the alveoli cannot remove the carbon dioxide fast enough, and restore it with oxygen. With blood tests we can see the change in the PH of the blood as well as the other PH balances in the body.
Can someone with COPD be given an influenza vaccination?
Yes. Having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is not a contraindication to receiving an influenza vaccination.
Yes, it is possible. You may not believe me when I say this, but I was born with COPD. Apparently I am a rare case, as far as I know. I am seventeen and have yet to see anything on the internet regarding teens like me who were born with this. Funny thing is, I was searching for stories of teens or children with COPD when I found this. Well, anyways that probably answered your question.
What are normal vitals for an 83yr old male with copd?
That Depends your doctor can tell you of your stage in COPD and your normal vitals. Here are the stages of COPD might help you:
This is how COPD is usually staged:
Stage I: Mild COPDFEV1 is at least 80 percent of normal. In this stage, people may or may not notice any symptoms. Stage II: Moderate COPDFEV1 is between 50 and 80 percent of normal. In this stage, people usually experience some shortness of breath with exertion; they may or may not have chronic cough. Stage III: Severe COPDFEV1 is between 30 and 50 percent of normal. In this stage, people usually are often tired and short of breath. They may have frequent "flare-ups" requiring extra treatment or even hospitalization. Stage IV: Very Severe COPDFEV1 is less than 30 percent of normal; or FEV1 is less than 50 percent of normal and chronic respiratory failure is present (meaning the person needs chronic oxygen therapy). In this stage, people are often short of breath even at rest.Learn more about COPD from the link provided.
What treatments are there for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Surgical options for treating COPD include laser therapy or the following procedures: Lung volume reduction surgery or Lung transplant.
Other way is Oxygen therapy or Pulmonary rehabilitation program.
If there isn't enough oxygen in your blood, you may need supplemental oxygen. There are several devices to deliver oxygen to your lungs, including lightweight, portable units that you can take with you to run errands and get around town. Some people with COPD use oxygen only during activities or while sleeping.
Comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation may be able to decrease the length of any hospitalizations you require, increase your ability to participate in everyday activities and improve your quality of life. These programs typically combine education, exercise training, nutrition advice and counseling.
Can smoking a vapor pen cause COPD in get worse?
Vaping is different than inhaling nicotine from tobacco, but vaping still introduces chemicals of unknown ingredients to your lungs. It is better to avoid smoking entirely with COPD.
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 is the generic name of mucomix respules?
mucomix respules are used for inhalation. for loosening of mucus in asthama and copd patients. doctor this to me.
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Can plastic knee replacement cause copd?
My mother is 80, has COPD and is considering a total knee replacement
A spleen has nothing to do with if you have a cold. Spleens are not connected to your immune system. The only thing spleens are used for is if you have internal bleeding, in that case it becomes bigger to help the internal bleeding. (I don't know how a big spleen helps internal bleeding).
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Cyanosis is a dusky bluish or grayish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes that occurs with reduced oxygen levels of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin carries oxygen to the tissues. Without enough oxygen getting to the tissues the skin in Caucasians appears blue. In dark-skinned clients, close inspection of the conjunctiva and palms and soles may also show evidence of cyanosis.
I have sever COPD with about 30% to 35% lung capacity. While in the hospital with an asthma aggrevated episode of the COPD, I had a lot information given to me. Later I read through many internet web sites that covered a varity of lung diseases. None of experts that contributed information or statistical reports from controlled tests were able to make only vague and general "guesses" as to life expectancy. The key elements to prolong life with the disease, usually combined with other lung disorders, are: exercise perferably in a clinical setting of rehabilitation, or at home; a good diet which any hospital is more than happy to supply as well as many organizations that can be found on the web; take whatever medications that have been recommended for your condition; stay away from heat and humidity and tiggers such as pollen, dust, animals, unclean living accomdations; use the only true drug for the treatment of the disease, "Oxygen." Also, meet with your doctor regularly and maintain a daily diary of how you are doing and perhaps if you feel any affects that make the COPD especially pronounced. This helps to gradually build your "personal" medical profile. In some cases results from periodic breathing tests in the doctor's office provide a general view of worsening or improvment in your condition. Your doctor usually would like testing once a year. The idea of following the guidlines for lifestyle is COPD can be stopped from getting worse or slowing its progress, or the real possibility of actually improving your lungs' health which affects the health improvement of the entire body. Another important thing a COPD patient can do is not to think negatively about the disease. With or without prior warnings of impending danger things do happen. Get to know other patients and share experiences and ideas on how to cope with everyday situations. Even a small change in how a task is performed or a change in diet many often provide unexpected improvment. Slow down when you sense your pace exceeds your ability to continue. While do tasks take frequent breaks to relax your lungs and heart. When you feel stronger then you can continue. If possible ask for help from family and friends. Don't let simple pride stand in your way. Be confident! If your a religious person pursue that direction for support. The important element of dealing with the disease is avoid a depressed outlook on life. That really makes your condition much more serious. Bottom line on how long any us have to live is impossible for any professional or fellow patient to answer. If you are that concern about when death takes hold then just stand in front of speeding train. That way you not only achieved control of your life but you have answered your expectancy question.
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.
In COPD the PaCO2 will increase but the ventilation will not increase why?
ecause of air trapping and ineffective alveolar ventilation
Does copd feel like allergic reactions?
Yes, because after exposure to an irritant or allergen, a person's airways narrow making it harder to breathe. Allergic reactions can also cause an increase in mucus production, which can make breathing even more labor intensive. Because the lungs of COPD patients are often compromised (due to a variety of factors like damaged lung tissue and the destruction of the hair-like fibers called cilia that help push mucus out of the airways), a sudden increase in mucus can cause severe shortness of breath as well as anxiety.
patient will have to breath more powerfully. so his chest muscles will work more. there is be intercostal recession i mean deepening between the two rids. patient will sit pushing his both hands on bed to support his breathing. he might seat in bending forward manner. he will look as 'blue bloater' or pink puffer'
Two things. I am going to assume (forgive me if I am mistaken) that you are either a current or a former smoker. The first thing I would say is that if you are continuing to smoke, you must stop immediately. Your smoking has caused these health problems, and the only chance you have to live depends absolutely on your quitting cigarettes. Secondly, I would strongly advise you to schedule an appointment with either your family doctor, your pulmonologist, or your sleep doctor as soon as possible. What you are describing sounds to me a bit like a poorly-fitted or poorly-adjusted CPAP. Sometimes the solution can be something as simple as a more properly-sized CPAP mask. Sometimes the amount of pressure needs to be increased. Regardless, I would recommend that you get help quickly to resolve this. It is also critical that you ensure that it is appropriate for you to be on supplemental oxygen. In many patients with COPD, there is what is called a ventilation-perfusion mismatch which causes carbon dioxide to be abnormally retained by the lungs instead of released back into the environment as intended. This carbon dioxide retention can cause the acid-base balance of the body to be disrupted, and can cause serious health problems, even death. You should probably have an arterial blood gas test performed to determine if this is happening to you. Incidentally, the reason your pulse goes up when the oxygen is low is that your body recognizes that it is starving for oxygen and signals the heart to increase blood flow. This would be great if the reason the oxygen was low was due to low blood flow. In your case, however, it is because you are not getting enough oxygen into your lungs. The increased heart rate only serves to increase the metabolic needs of your body, making the problem worse. This is why obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for heart disease - it causes the heart to work harder and harder with less and less oxygen.
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 does the medical abbreviation COPD mean?
It's a garbage-pail lung disease term meaning "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease".
(COPD)-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Most COPD patients have both. • In Chronic Bronchitis, airflow may be limited by narrowed airways that get tight, swollen, and filled with mucus. These changes limit airflow into and out of the lungs. • In Emphysema, the tiny air sacs (alveoli) in your lungs are damaged. Like old balloons, they get overstretched. They break down. Old air gets trapped in the air sacs. So there's no room for new air to get in.
Its Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease also known as Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.
