COPD #2



COPD #2

Introduction

Throughout the world, the major cause of mortality and morbidity is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). It is a common treatable and preventive disease. It is characterized by permanent limitation of an airflow that is usually gradual and related to enhanced response of chronic inflammatory in the lungs and in the airways to gases or noxious particles. Co morbidities and exacerbations promote to inclusive severity in a single patient. Tobacco smoking is the main cause of COPD. In individuals that are affected, smoking causes normal developmental decline in the functioning of the lungs.

Best Practices for COPD

Spriometery

Spirometery is the practice of examining the functions of lungs by measuring the air volume that is expelled by the patient after a maximum inspiration from the lungs. It is a safe method for differentiating among the two disorders of obstructive airways (e.g. Asthma, COPD) and other diseases that are restrictive (in which lung size is reduced). Severity of this disease of COPD can be determined by the effective practice for spirometery.

Identifying Patients for Spirometry

Guidelines suggest that the practitioners for primary care should try to diagnose patients with the earlier disease that includes ex-smokers and current smokers that are above the age of 35. The strategic approach will be needed by many of the practitioners this means that identification of single patient who might have earlier disease and for doing so he will promote his confidence and proficiency in the spirometery use. In asthma clinics, there might be patients with symptoms indicative of COPD (e.g. frequent infections of chest, breathlessness increase and effective cough). Heavy life long smokers that are above the age of 35 years who might be exposed to respiratory damage causes like dust and fumes because of their occupation carry a greater risk of COPD development. All these type of patients are candidates suitable for practitioners fro the consideration of early ling function assessment with spirometery use.

Supplemental Treatments for COPD

Oxygen Therapy

People with this advanced COPD disease can have lower levels of oxygen in the blood. Hypoxemia is the name of this condition; this can be occurred in an individual even if he is not suffering from breathlessness or any other symptoms. Pulse Oximeter is the device that is used fro measuring the oxygen level by placing it on the finger or oxygen level can be measured through blood test. Oxygen therapy can improve the quality and survival of life ...