What is COPD?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease refers to a group of diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing-related problems.

Symotoms of COPD?

The most common symptoms of COPD are difficulty breathing, chronic cough (sometimes with phlegm) and feeling tired. COPD symptoms can get worse quickly. These are called flare-ups. These usually last for a few days and often require additional medicine.

Why COPD ocuur in Peoples?

There are many reasons behind this but we display some main causes of COPD-

Smoking

Over Stress

Unhealthy Diet

Drinking

What are the four stage of COPD?

There are four distinct stages of COPD: mild, moderate, severe, and very severe. Your physician will determine your stage based on results from a breathing test called a spirometry, which assesses lung function by measuring how much air you can breathe in and out and how quickly and easily you can exhale.

Treatments- Include Some Test Like-

• Lung Function Test
• Chest X-ray
• CT Scan
• Arterial Blood Gas

Lab test are not used to diagnose COPD, but with their help it is easy to determine the symptoms or rule out other conditions.

Queitting Smoking

Medications

Bronchodilators

Examples of short-acting bronchodilators include-

Albuterol (ProAir HFA, Ventolin HFA, others)

Ipratropium (Atrovent HFA)

Levalbuterol (Xopenex)

Examples of long-acting bronchodilators include-

Aclidinium (Tudorza Pressair)

Arformoterol (Brovana)

Formoterol (Perforomist)

Indacaterol (Arcapta Neoinhaler)

Tiotropium (Spiriva)

Salmeterol (Serevent)

Umeclidinium (Incruse Ellipta)

Inhaled steroids-

Fluticasone (Flovent HFA)

Budesonide (Pulmicort Flexhaler)

Combination inhalers-

Fluticasone and vilanterol (Breo Ellipta)

Fluticasone, umeclidinium and vilanterol (Trelegy Ellipta)

Formoterol and budesonide (Symbicort)

Salmeterol and fluticasone (Advair HFA, AirDuo Digihaler, others)

Theophylline

Antibiotics

Lung therapies-

Oxygen therapy

Pulmonary rehabilitation program

Surgery-

Lung volume reduction surgery

Lung transplant

Bullectomy

FAQs

Can COPD be caused by stress?

Stress is a known COPD trigger.When you feel stressed and anxious, you may breathe faster, which can make you feel short of breath. When it is harder to breathe, you feel more anxious, and the cycle continues, leading you to feel even worse.

Can lungs heal from COPD?

There is no cure for COPD, and the damaged lung tissue doesn’t repair itself.However, there are things you can do to slow the progression of the disease, improve your symptoms, stay out of hospital and live longer.

How to prevent COPD?

The best way to prevent COPD is to never start smoking, and if you smoke, quit.

What is the diet for COPD patients?

Eat 20 to 30 grams of fiber each day, from items such as bread, pasta, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables.