| Chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, also called COPD, is a good reason to quit smoking
If you have a chronic cough and shortness of breath that is getting worse,
especially if you are a smoker or have lived in the presence of second-hand
smoke then you should learn more about this deadly and bad disease. COPD is one
of the top five causes of death and lowered quality of life in the United
States. COPD is not a completely reversible disease, but it is treatable.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a condition in which a reduction of
airflow to the lungs occurs, either because of blockage or excess mucus
secretion. will normally get worse over time, especially if left untreated. This
is normally due to chronic bronchitis or emphysema, which are the two main types
of COPD. click
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| One of the most common symptoms of COPD is shortness of breath
"dyspnea". Persons with COPD often describe this as: "My
breathing requires effort", "I feel out of breath",
or "I cannot get enough air in". People with COPD normally
first notice dyspnea during exercise when the demands on their lungs are
greatest. Over the years, dyspnea tends to get gradually worse so that it can
occur during milder, everyday activities such as housework. In the advanced
stages of COPD, dyspnea can become so bad that it occurs during rest and is
constantly present.
Other symptoms of COPD are a persistent cough, sputum or mucus production,
wheezing, chest tightness, and tiredness.
People with advanced / very severe COPD sometimes develop respiratory failure
problems and when this happens, cyanosis, a bluish discoloration of the lips
caused by a lack of oxygen in the blood may occur. An excess of carbon dioxide
in the blood can cause headaches,
drowsiness or twitching known as "asterixis". A complication of
advanced COPD is cor pulmonale, a strain on the heart caused by the extra work
required by the person's heart to pump blood through their affected lungs.
Symptoms of cor pulmonale are peripheral edema, seen as swelling of the ankles,
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There are a few signs of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that a doctor
or healthcare worker may detect although they can be seen in other diseases.
Some people have COPD and have none of these signs. Common signs include:
* breathing difficulties
* tachypnea, a rapid breathing rate
* wheezing sounds or crackles in the lungs heard through a stethoscope
* breathing out taking a longer time than breathing in
* enlargement of the chest, particularly the front-to-back distance
* active use of muscles in the neck to help with breathing
* breathing through pursed lips
* increased anteroposterior to lateral ratio of the chest (called barrel chest).
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Read these
Doctor's Comments about Drugs
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"The person who takes medicine must recover twice, once
from the disease and once from the medicine." William Osler, M.D.
"The cause of most disease is in the poisonous drugs
physicians superstitiously give in order to effect a cure." Charles E.
Page, M.D.
"If all the medicine in the world were thrown into the sea,
it would be bad for the fish and good for humanity."
O.W. Holmes, (Prof. of Medicine Harvard University)
"Every drug increases and complicates the patients
condition." Robert Henderson, M.D.
"In sickness the body is already loaded with impurities. By
taking drug - medicines more impurities are added, thereby the case is further
embarrassed and harder to cure." Elmer Lee, M.D.
"The necessity of teaching mankind not to take drugs and
medicines, is a duty incumbent upon all who know their uncertainty and injurious
effects; and the time is not far distant when the drug system will be
abandoned." Charles Armbruster, M.D.
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See the website www.drugs.com
to look up possible side effects
of any prescription drugs or medications that you are using.
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