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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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Can you take Valium while taking prednisone for COPD?
can you take prednisone with valium? If so any any precautions?
How does chronic bronchitis affect the respiratory system?
all of them turn the lungs a deep shade of black and sometimes shrivel them up
Is COPD is a disease that is a combination of lung cancer and bronchitis?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Can kids get copd if they don't smoke?
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema charecterized by dyspnea,wheezing and increased work of breathing.children can get copd if they have inherited deficiency of the enzyme alpha-1 antitrypsin which inhibits action of many proteolytic enzymeswhich can affect lung tissue.this can be aggregated by exposure to air pollutants such as secondary smoke.copd in children can also occur due to childhood respiratory infections such as streptococcus pneumoniae
What nutrilite product a women with cancer can take?
sure they can take &so many cancer patients r using this.
Smoking cigarettes (and exposure to second-hand cigarette smoke) is the main cause of chronic bronchitis. Followed by environmental pollution, some kinds of occupational exposures to chemicals, and various air pollutants (such as sulphur dioxide). The severity of the disease often relates to how much the person was exposed to cigarette smoke/environmental pollution.
It is still possible for people to get bronchitis without any of the risk factors mentioned above.
Acute bronchitis generally follows a viral respiratory infection. At first, it affects your nose, sinuses, and throat and then spreads to the lungs. Sometimes, you may get another (secondary) bacterial infection in the airways.This means that bacteria infect the airways, in addition to the virus.
People at risk for acute bronchitis include:
- Elderly, infants, and young children
- People with heart or lung disease
- Smokers
Chronic bronchitis is a long-term condition. It's also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD for short. (Emphysema is another type of COPD.) As the condition gets worse, you become increasingly short of breath, have difficulty walking or exerting yourself physically, and may need supplemental oxygen on a regular basis.
The following things can make bronchitis worse:
- Air pollution
- Allergies
- Certain occupations (such as coal mining, textile manufacturing, or grain handling)
- Infections
The sad answer is yes. It is a progressive disease that has to be managed aggressively. Smoking cessation is a must, but most do not.
Does smoking marijuana cause COPD?
Any smoke/smoking can trigger emphysema. Emphysema is linked to an inherited protein deficiency. Macrophages (defence cells) in the air sacs in the lungs 'eat' the inhaled particulates in smoke. A lack of the protein Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) allows the microphages to also destroy the colagen and elastin that are essential for lung expansion and contraction. 1 in 500 people have AAT deficiency in varying degrees. Therefore 1 in 500 could, through inhaling particulate smoke, develop emphysema.
What is the best medicine for copd?
Answer 1 is a must in this disease state. COPD is best looked at from a standpoint of finding out what stage the patient is in. For example, is the patient at the Mild, Moderate, or Severe stage of COPD? The best studied therapy is to add an anticholenergic (Spiriva) in the Moderate stage. Next added to the Spiriva would be a combination of a beta2 agonist combined with a steroid (Advair). Spiriva and Advair are considered the "one two punch" in this disease state. The severe stage would include both plus the possible addition of oxygen. Many patients will continue to smoke, but the absolute cessation of smoking will help greatly. More and more cases are poping up of patients who have never smoked, but are now diagnosed with COPD. Good luck. COPD is treatable, but does not go away. It is a progressive disease that can be managed if treatment guidelines are addressed aggressively. stop moking
How much oxygen does a person need with COPD?
The average adult at rest inhales and exhales something like 7 or 8 liters (about one-fourth of a cubic foot) of air per minute. That totals something like 11,000 liters of air (388 cubic feet) in a day.
The air that is inhaled is about 20-percent oxygen, and the air that is exhaled is about 15-percent oxygen, so about 5-percent of the volume of air is consumed in each breath and converted to carbon dioxide. Therefore, a human being uses about 550 liters of pure oxygen (19 cubic feet) per day.
A person who is exercising obviously uses a lot more oxygen than that. You could determine how much air is moving through your lungs by exhaling into a plastic bag of known volume at each breath and seeing how long it takes to fill the bag.
What happens to the Alveolar attachments in COPD?
•The normal airway is distended by alveolar attachments during expiration, allowing alveolar emptying and lung deflation. In COPD, these attachments are disrupted because of emphysema, thus contributing to airway closure during expiration, trapping gas in the alveoli and resulting in hyperinflation
Whats the difference between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is Asthma, Chronic Bronchititis, and Emphysema, all of thise diseases cause obstruction of the airways, Asthma is a disease of inflamation (which causes swelling) and constriction, which narrows the airways, That's why two medications are needed, one an anti-inflamatory, and a broncho-dilator. Emphysema is a disease in which the small airways become damaged and distroyed, becoming like tissue paper, colapsing and obstructing the airway. Chronic Bronchititis is a disease which large amounts of thick secretions are produced which obstruct the airways. Many times a patient with one of these diseases also has some of the others. This is true less often with Asthma, especially if the patient has never been a smoker.
Is there increase in RBC count in COPD and why?
Yes there is an increase in hematocrit and this is due to anoxia
How should one exhale when on oxygen to release c02 with nose cannula hook up?
You exhale as you would normally would. The high levels of carbon dioxide will move towards areas where it is lower. Oxygen will move into wards where that is lower as well. They will do an exchange.
What is the abbreviation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
The abbreviation is COPD.
Also note that elsewhere it is also called "chronic obstructive airway disease" (COAD)
This is a group of diseases involving the lungs and the wind-pipe (bronchi and alveoli)
Three main categories are identified:
*-Chronic Bronchitis: that is prolonged inflammation of the windpipe (with coughing and phlegm); usually occurring in smokers.
*-Emphysema: destruction of the air sacs at the end of the wind-pipe leading to barrel-shaped chest and later, respiratory failure
*-Long-standing Bronchial Asthma: when the narrowing of the wind-pipe become irreversible.
Do air fresheners affect asthma or copd?
According to the British lung Foundation, persons with COPD should NOT use plug-in air fresheners, sprays, or scented candles. They also should avoid hair spray and perfume, as well as strong smelling products like oven cleaner and other cleaning products, and if used they should be only used in well ventilated areas. Here is the website to check this
http://www.lunguk.org/you-and-your-lungs/living-with-a-lung-condition/copd-living-with-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd.htm
What illnesses are usually covered under critical illness cover?
It is important to be aware exactly what is covered by any individual policy. In general, they cover a life threatening illness diagnosed during the policy term, where the patient survives more than 21 days from the diagnosis. Each policy will have a different range of included and excluded illnesses and conditions, but these will vary with product and insurer.
What does the C stand for in COPD?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious lung disease that makes it harder and harder for you to breathe. COPD includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. The leading cause is cigarette smoke.
It is estimated that 24 million people in the U.S. have evidence of impaired lung function, and nearly 13 million have been diagnosed with COPD. This makes COPD an under-diagnosed and under-treated disease. COPD is the 4th leading cause of death, and the 2nd leading cause of disability.
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