Pulmonary Disease

Question: What do you suggest to give to a patient who has a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? What do you suggest we give to a patient who has a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, coming to the emergency room for a sudden attack of chest pain and pallor

Answer: Dear worm - "we" might "give" the patient an appropriate history & physical, followed by an EKG & chest X-ray. If you need more, contact a pulmonologist or cardiologist as you attempt to administer oxygen.

Question: What does chronic pulmonary disease or disorder mean? Does chronic pulmonary diseases or disorders make people wake up in the middle of the night due to difficulty in breathing? Does this mean that the lungs can't function anymore, much less about to collapse? Is chronic pulmonary disorder fatal?

Answer: COPD is a catch all phase for many lung diseases such as asthma, emphsema, chronic bronchitis and so on. The people who have these types of diseases have hyperactive airways that swell and constrict thus restricting the flow of air both into the out of the lungs. Not only can it cause them to wake at night but can include symptoms like chronic cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, lightheadedness, etc. It doesn't necessaryily mean that their lungs aren't functioning anymore, just that they aren't functioning at the normal capacity. The level at which they do work and improve with medication is solely dependant on the type of disorder and the patient themselves. Remember were all individuals. Only in the case of those with severe emphysema do we worry about spontaneous pneumothorax's (collapsed lung due to air trapped between the lung and the chest wall) due to the bleb structures. As to the fatalities, asthmatics are the ones to worry about the most as most do not take their controller medication as they should and when they have a really bad attack they usually wait to long to go to the hospital and end up dying do to the severity of the attack. Hope that this helps.

Question: what would be a pro of getting a lung transplant if you had a serious chronic pulmonary disease? This is a question for a research paper i am having to do...what would be a pro of getting a lung transplant if you had a serious chronic pulmonary disease? Cons of a transplant??

Answer: Can you get it done in the US ??? Last I knew you had to live in the UK (?# of years) and sign an affidavit that you will never smoke again.

Question: What kind of diseases or symptoms does a pulmonary disease doctor treat? How do I know if I should see a pulmonary doctor for my symptoms?

Answer: Respiratory diseases, diseases of the lungs. Such as asthma, emphysema, etc.

Question: What is the chances of getting pulmonary disease? If you are a woman, do not smoke, do not work or live in an area where you are close by or affected with polution, you are not surrounded by those who smoke? My mother is getting an xray to check for it because she has been coughing a lot. Thanks. and it doesnt run in the family*

Answer: If your mum has never smoked or been in a smoky enviroment for a lengthy period of time then her chances of pulmonary disease are decreased. But diseases like Emphysema start at early adulthood and become obvious years later. My own mum, started to have pains in her side, constant coughing at the age of 44, emphysema was diagnosed. I truly hope this isn't the case for your mum as it is an awful thing to go through. My aunt was recently diagnosed with Chronic Bronchitis and she was "delighted". Which sounds crazy but after waching my mum suffer for all those years [she passed away in Sept age 57] She didnt want to go though it herself. Hope your mum gets on ok xx

Question: What is the difference between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema? Will COPD turn into emphysema?

Answer: COPD is a term used to describe a number of respiratory diseases, of which emphysema is one of them. Chronic bronchitis is another one of them. Emphysema is a chronic pumonary disease, usually caused from smoking.. Chronic means it has taken years to develop to the point where you notice it is harder to breathe. Over years of smoking the alveoli (tiny airsacs in the lung) become damaged and what we call overdistended and they can not function properly. If empysema progresses it can lead to needing supplemental oxygen use at all times. Emphysema/COPD can not be cured but you can slow the progression by quitting smoking and taking the medications prescribed by your physician .

Question: I have just found out that i have copd (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) has anyone else got it? The disease attacks your lungs and air ways.

Answer: Yes I have it It is the term or illness COPD That covers basically chronic bronchitis and emphysema..The lungs are damaged and only perform to a certain amount of normal.. Mine was caused by smoking, which I have given up now for about a year/ My lung capacity was only about 40% of normal,, I could hardly walk across the lounge to my kitche,n crawled up the stairs. Could'.nt hardly do a thing.. OK spent 3 days in hospital told stop smoking or you are dead,, that's it.. I am much much better now. Never ever will be back to normal, but can lead a life, go out shopping etc. OK can't walk far, or carry anything heavy but am now enjoying life a bit more.. Have 3 different inhalers.. Have had two scares, you tend to get lung infections easily, and they really affect you.. Could hardly breathe at all, but a week of antibiotic and steroids seems to put me right,,, I know it will get worse in time but its all to live for at the moment.. Don't despair .. Although serious it's not the end of the world...

Question: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - How to say that in french? Also how to say the short term of it in french also (COPD)

Answer: Maladie Pulmonaire Obstructive Chronique COPD abbreviation translated to french is still the same. COPD.

Question: How airway obstruction occurs in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Answer: destruction of the tissue causes structure to collapse, loss of integrity.... http://www.pattigibson.com/copd.htm#COPD…