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/COAD...chronic obstructive COPDairways diseases.../or P..pulmonary/lung can as Ed1530 be controlled/stabilized by lifestyle changes such as stopping smoking,gentle exercise,healthy diet and adequate fluids...it is often treated by GP with nebulisers eg VENTOLIN regularly to open the airways so that more Oxygen reaches the lungs and circulates the body..antibios if infection in lungs,which copd suffers are often more prone to!...pysiotheraoists often teach breathing and coughing exercises...coughing to help loosen the chest and bring up the mucus that also blocks your breathing properly and leg exercises if the condition is so debilitating that the patient doesnt mobilise much..to prevent DVT AND BLOOD CLOTS/Pulmonary embolism traveling to the lung..STEROIDS ARE OFTEN PRESCRIBED to reduce inflammation and O2 in extreme cases.
PREVENTION IN THIS CASE BY A REASONABLY HEALTHY LIFE STYLE IS THE BEST ANSWER TO THIS NASTY DEBILITATING DISEASE...GOODLUCK..MILLIE
12 years ago. Rating: 4 | |
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