Question 1

is it safe for someone with copd to be pregnant and to have the baby?

Accepted Answer

Depends.....: It depends on the person's oxygen level more than anything else. If a person with COPD has a low oxygen level, then the baby will also have a low oxygen level and this is very dangerous to the developing fetus. See your doctor before getting pregnant so your individual risk can be assessed. Smoking cessation should be a goal and your doc can help with this as well, if still smoking. Good luck!

Question 2

just found out i'm pregnant , i have copd is it safe for me and baby to carry full term?

Accepted Answer

Hypoxic??.....: The most important issue is to be sure your oxygen level is adequate. Low oxygen levels would place both you and your baby at risk for complications including life-threatening complications. You should also be tested for alpha-1-anti trypsin deficiency, a form of COPD in younger patients. Smoking cessation is also necessary if you are smoking currently.

Question 3

just had a pft and was told that i have small airway disease showing obstructions in my small airways. what does that mean? i.e. asthma or copd or something else? born at 27.5 weeks and on vent as baby.

Accepted Answer

Still controversial: Small airway is considered the primary defect in asthma but one cannot diagnose the presence of asthma by small airway obstruction alone.  In fact it is often present in seemingly well controlled asthma. I presume that your fvc and fev-1 were normal and thus would not lose sleep over it.  COPD is also not diagnosed by this measure.

Question 4

what is copd?

Accepted Answer

COPD def: COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Question 5

what causes copd?

Accepted Answer

Smoking: The vast majority of cases of COPD are caused by smoking. In some cases, long standing asthma an turn into copd.

Question 6

how is copd treated?

Accepted Answer

Inhalers: First, smokers should quit smoking. A number of inhalers are used. There are controlling medications to be taken daily and rescue inhalers to be taken only when needed. For more details, check with your doctor.

Question 7

what is the latest @ resloving or treating copd  ali?

Accepted Answer

Treatments...: Copd, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is not curable but it is treatable. Smoking cessation is vital to decrease airway inflammation and slow disease progression. Other treatments include bronchodilator and steroid inhalers as well as oxygen therapy, if the systemic oxygen level is low enough to warrant it.

Question 8

is copd fatal?

Accepted Answer

: No, it is not fatal. It is a chronic condition which can be treated and treatment can slow down the progression. Smoking cessation is the first requirement if patient is a smoker.

Question 9

is pleurisy a copd?

Accepted Answer

: No, different entities, pleurisy designates inflammation of the pleura sometimes used to designate pleural effusion or fluid build up, COPD is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

Question 10

can you died from copd?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is true that you can die of copd.  The leading cause of death however across all stages of the disease is coronary artery disease (ie heart attack).  Most patients that die of COPD die of a complication such ad penumonia or pulmonary embolism.

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Just had a pft and was told that i have small airway disease showing obstructions in my small airways. what does that mean? i.e. asthma or copd or something else? born at 27.5 weeks and on vent as baby.

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What is copd?

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What causes copd?

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How is copd treated?

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What is the latest @ resloving or treating copd ali?

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