What to do with COPD?

COPD causes more burden to themselves, their families and society, so patients should prepare yourself attitude:

+         When suspected COPD should see a doctor soon to be examined, measured up to the respiratory diagnosis and start treatment early COPD.

 

+         Once you have been diagnosed with COPD need to build relationships with physicians companion to proceed with the treatment of COPD.

+         When was the treatment of COPD should adhere to the treatment regimen of medication, exercise, diet and nutritional follow-up time for effective treatment of COPD highest.

Prevention of risk factors is the first work to treat COPD:

+         Smoking cessation is work to be done right, quit smoking help slow down the evolution of COPD worsening, as more stable COPD, less than in exacerbations. In the case of smoking cessation difficult to see a doctor should be consulted for smoking cessation.

+         Rearranging work and activities to ensure good ventilation as a measure to minimize toxic exposure from living and working environment.

Vaccination and use of immunomodulatory drugs:

+          Getting a flu shot every year.

+         Vaccination pneumococcal pneumonia every three years.

+         Use immunomodulatory drugs include dead bacteria, help stabilize COPD exacerbations and less on.

Episode respiratory rehabilitation improves quality of life, improve exercise capacity of patients. When requested doctors will advise and recommend to the patient the appropriate exercise program

>> Exercises respiratory rehabilitation for COPD patients

Drug therapy is the cornerstone in the treatment of COPD:

+         Inhaled bronchodilators. Your doctor will choose the appropriate bronchodilator with severe disease status and related characteristics, patients should adhere to treatment regimens doses, using a spray tool.

+         Inhaled corticosteroids are indicated for patients with moderate to severe COPD stage (FEV ₁ <60%) and frequent exacerbations (> 3 times / 3 years).

Long-term Oxygen is indicated for patients with chronic respiratory failure, hypoxemia.

In cases of severe congestive alveolar gas bubbles may have to remove the air bubbles only decreased lung volumes.

When patients with acute exacerbations should visit a doctor immediately started treating more systemic steroids and antibiotics.