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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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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.
Where is the best place to live in Britain with Asthma?
Southern England is the best place to live in Great Britain if one has asthma. It's also important to stay away from the big cities, such as London.
Are chronic bronchitis and copd the same?
Yes, but there is more to it, and that is that COPD also consists of emphysema and asthma. There is no cure for COPD at this time; however treatment and care can improve the symptoms making it easier to live with.
Where could I find information on life expectancy and life quality of sufferers of COPD?
COPD life expectancy may be a topic that many patients don't care to talk about. Actually, there are several key factors associated with COPD life expectancy.
What bacterial become embedded in the airway secretions in chronic bronchitis?
In chronic bronchitis, the airway secretions often become populated with various bacteria, including Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Moraxella catarrhalis. These bacteria can thrive in the inflamed and mucus-laden airways, contributing to persistent infections and exacerbations of the condition. The impaired clearance of mucus due to ciliary dysfunction allows these bacteria to become embedded and proliferate, further complicating the disease.
Chronic dyspnea can be caused by asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchitis, emphysema, inflammation of the lungs, pulmonary hypertension, tumors, or disorders of the vocal cords
Does Cough has heart diseases symptoms?
yes, if you realise than old man is keep on coughing all the time or at night, that is the symptoms of heart problem.
Is chronic emphysema dangerous in a 86 year man?
yes. However it depends on the function test result.
How do you improve caloric intake in a patient with COPD?
Gently remind the patient that he or she is responsible for his or her own destiny, not a doctor, not the unfairness of life, not the pharmaceutical companies. We each have choices and free will. If we chose to eat well and live reasonably actively we will find a balance that is healthy. Choosing to find someone or thing to blame exacerbates the imbalance that has led us to this condition. There is no such thing as fault here, or blame or guilt, only the acceptance of responsibility.
Good Luck and Good Living to all.
