Question 1

why are emphysema patients more prone to infections such as bronchitis?

Accepted Answer

COPD: Emphysema patients has chronic obstructive lung disease so any infection  can set in easily. It is manifested by shortness of breath  and coughing episodes. Meds are necessary.

Question 2

why are emphysema patients more prone to pulmonary infectionsand bronchitis?

Accepted Answer

Damaged bronchi: Emphysema doesn't usually occur as an isolated condition - it's part of a spectrum of chronic lung diseases all characterized by damaged breathing passages. Thus resistance to infection is impaired and excess mucus is often produced resulting in cough, phlegm, and susceptibility to invasion by bacteria.

Question 3

anesthetized patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema and what complications expected to occur during anesthesia and surgical work and what are?

Accepted Answer

General anesthesia: With chronic lung, disease intubation (general anesthesia) can prolong the time the tube will stay in also situations like atelectasis (decreased lung volume) due to poor inspiratory afford can cause fever and worse pneumonia.

Question 4

wha bacteria produces a yellow green sputum in a copd patient and/or exacerbate chronic bronchitis?

Accepted Answer

See below: Strep, staph, hemophilus, moraxella, pseudomonas, mycoplasma, chlamydophila would be the most common. They are usually covered by the commonly used antibiotics for outpatient treatment.

Question 5

i keep having lung infections since march 2020. i have reflux gerd sinutis asthma & ibs if i stick to a diet work out lose weight i shouldn't have bronchitis anymore. my whole life i've been active and healthy. at 43 i don't smoke i'm scared it copd?

Accepted Answer

GERD Lung infect: Some with GERD get acid into lungs, and aggravate asthma.  I would recommend putting the head legs of your bed on 8 inch blocks (Bed Bath Beyond) to see if that helps GERD Lung Asthma. Gravity never sleeps. Also get your BMI down to 25 and much may go away. Discuss with your team and read uptodate.com about GERD and lung infections, etc.

Question 6

could tea have any beneficial effects on copd emphysema chronic bronchitis sufferers?

Accepted Answer

Very little.: If the tea has caffeine then this is a very minimal bronchodilator response.  Best thing is good nutritional status and physical activity. Follow up with md and use inhalers. Also most important stay off cigs.

Question 7

my husband has acute bronchitis and emphysema. what is the right medicines he can take to get rid of these?

Accepted Answer

More info needed: There are many very good medications for acute bronchitis and emphysema.  More information is needed to determine the correct medications.  Seeing your family doctor, internist or pulmonologist, will be important to determine the "right" medications for your specific condition.

Question 8

what is the physiologic difference between asthma, copd, emphysema and bronchitis? how to identify each as an emt?  how are they treated?

Accepted Answer

Copd: Asthma is a reversible airway disease due to allergens either extrinsic or intrinsic. COPD is classified into chronic bronchitis and emphysema depending on the pathology. These are termed irreversible airway diseases. Bronchitis is damage to the lining of bronchioles resulting in excessive secretions, whereas emphysema is loss of elasticity of alveoli resulting in bad air exchange. Careful history.

Question 9

how are the disease emphysema and chronic bronchitis fatal?

Accepted Answer

Respiratory failure: The lungs eventually lose so much function that they can't support normal metabolic processes and supply oxygen which is one of the fuels the body runs on.

Question 10

copd with chronic bronchitis and emphysema. is it possible to treat this?

Accepted Answer

COPD Emphysema: Treatment consists of smoking cessation, bronchodilators, steroids, pulmonary rehab, oxygen therapy, management of exacerbation and surgery in selected cases.

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Wha bacteria produces a yellow green sputum in a copd patient and/or exacerbate chronic bronchitis?

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I keep having lung infections since march 2020. i have reflux gerd sinutis asthma & ibs if i stick to a diet work out lose weight i shouldn't have bronchitis anymore. my whole life i've been active and healthy. at 43 i don't smoke i'm scared it copd?

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Could tea have any beneficial effects on copd emphysema chronic bronchitis sufferers?

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My husband has acute bronchitis and emphysema. what is the right medicines he can take to get rid of these?

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What is the physiologic difference between asthma, copd, emphysema and bronchitis? how to identify each as an emt? how are they treated?

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Copd with chronic bronchitis and emphysema. is it possible to treat this?

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