Have you got all the knowledge related to COPD?

Many people have only heard of chronic bronchitis and emphysema, but do not know about COPD. When they have symptoms such as chronic cough, sputum or difficulty breathing, they do not pay attention to them, but they do not know that these symptoms may be a sign of decreased lung function. COPD can cause a continuous decline in lung function. When the lungs cannot supply enough oxygen to the whole body, the human body will experience hypoxia and other conditions. If not treated in time, COPD patients may develop complications such as respiratory failure, pulmonary encephalopathy, and cor pulmonale. So what else do we not know about COPD? The following will reveal them one by one.

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1.What exactly is COPD?

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Let me tell you a little story here. Mr. Huang, 70 years old, has been smoking for more than 40 years. Since middle age, he has occasionally coughed and coughed up phlegm, and has been treated for chronic bronchitis. In recent years, his condition has become more serious. Sometimes he is out of breath when climbing stairs, but he thought it was because of his old age. In fact, from here we can preliminarily judge that Mr. Huang has COPD! Why do you say that? In fact, it can be judged from his performance and lifestyle. First of all, COPD is a common disease with a high incidence in the elderly. If you unfortunately suffer from this disease, the patient is very likely to experience shortness of breath and persistent coughing. Secondly, smoke has a serious impact on the human body and can easily cause a variety of lung diseases, especially for COPD. If ordinary people smoke for a long time, the prevalence of this disease will increase significantly and pose a serious threat to the life, health and safety of patients.

Clinically, COPD will not develop into lung cancer, but if COPD patients are combined with lung nodules and stimulated by inflammation for a long time, COPD patients will be susceptible to infection due to low resistance and poor lung quality. Once the immunity and drug resistance are low, the nodules are more likely to transform into cancer cells, which will affect the patient's health and even endanger his life.

2. What causes COPD to frequently occur?

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The main causes of COPD are as follows: ① Smoking. Smoking has a serious impact on the human body and is very likely to cause a variety of lung diseases, especially for COPD. If ordinary people smoke for a long time, the prevalence of this disease will increase significantly and pose a serious threat to the life, health and safety of patients. Therefore, in daily life, in order to avoid suffering from this disease, ordinary people must quit smoking to provide protection for their own health; ② Air pollution. This cause is more common in COPD, which can be divided into indoor pollution and outdoor pollution according to different properties. Among them, indoor pollution mainly refers to the fact that people do not open windows for ventilation regularly in daily life, resulting in poor indoor ventilation, which causes various harmful substances to enter the human respiratory system and cause serious damage to the lungs. In the long run, the incidence of COPD will increase significantly. Outdoor pollution mainly refers to the influence of outdoor air on factors such as dust and smoke. If there is serious air pollution in the living environment of ordinary people and they do not wear masks scientifically when going out, it is very easy for them to inhale a large amount of harmful substances contained in the air, which will cause serious effects on the lungs. On this basis, the probability of ordinary people suffering from this disease will increase significantly.

3. What should we do after COPD occurs?

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As people age, they are at increased risk of developing COPD due to these risk factors. It should be noted that COPD cannot be reversed, so if you have symptoms such as chronic cough, sputum or dyspnea, you must go to the hospital for a lung function test for early detection and treatment. During treatment, because the lungs are the most important organs in the human body, once damaged, it will inevitably affect the patient's life and even life and health. Therefore, different treatment methods should be used clinically to improve the patient's lung function and make it full of vitality, so as to improve the patient's quality of life and life and health. At present, different drug treatment methods are implemented for related treatments, such as antispasmodic treatment, expectorant treatment, oxygen inhalation treatment, etc., to relieve the patient's cough, sputum, wheezing and other symptoms. Antibiotics are currently the most commonly used method, including intravenous infusion of sodium chloride injection and guaracillin sodium tabibanta twice a day. At the same time, for patients with worsening conditions, antibiotics and glucocorticoids are used in combination on the basis of this treatment principle and treatment, and sodium chloride injection plus methylprednisolone is given to patients twice a day. At the same time, attention should be paid to aerobic exercise to ensure that the intensity is scientific and the heart rate is within the range of 120 to 140 beats per minute. Common exercises mainly include jogging and brisk walking. In addition, exercise on an empty stomach should be avoided, and the exercise time should be set about 40 minutes after a meal to prevent it from being synchronized with the drug action period or being too intense. During the training process, pursed lip breathing and abdominal breathing need to be performed alternately, with a frequency of 3 times a day, 20 minutes each time. On this basis, physical exercise should be performed, and relatively gentle and regular exercise, such as 25 to 40 minutes of Tai Chi, should be performed under the guidance of professional caregivers and family members. During hospital treatment, patients with good family conditions are advised to purchase oxygen concentrators and breathe oxygen regularly. The oxygen flow rate is 1-2L/min, which can open the patient's small airways and reduce the release of pulmonary inflammatory mediators, thereby reducing the acute onset of the disease. ② The patient should be helped to adjust his position, requiring him to remain relaxed and place his hands on the abdomen and chest respectively. After that, he should inhale slowly through his nose and exhale slowly through his mouth. This should be done at least twice a day, for at least 4 minutes each time.

Conclusion

In summary, COPD has a very high incidence rate. The main reasons for the formation of this disease are long-term smoking and poor living environment. Considering that this disease is very likely to worsen and pose a threat to the life, health and safety of patients, it is necessary to take corresponding management measures for patients to comprehensively improve the scientific nature of their daily life. Based on this, the COPD condition will be controlled.