Question 1

why do copd/cold patients sometimes need to use pulmo aide nebulizer?

Accepted Answer

Medication delivery: Pulmo aide is one brand of nebulizer. There are many others.  Patients with COPD benefit from medications delivered directly to the lung by an inhaler or a nebulizer. A nebulizer is useful for those who cannot use an inhaler effectively.

Question 2

why do copd patients crave chocolate?

Accepted Answer

Caffeine, steroids: I do not believe that the premise of your question is correct. People with COPD taking steroids have a huge appetite. Some have mentioned caffeine in chocolate as a natural bronchodilator. This is a cute guess, but mostly unscientific. If it was the case, they would be drinking coffee all day long.

Question 3

what is a good diet for copd patients?

Accepted Answer

Keep weight down: Any change in your eating habits that will keep your weight down would be beneficial. Obesity will ceratinly affect your breathing. Good exercise (with physician approval) and good eating habits can only help you and improve your outlook.

Question 4

why do patients with copd wear a medical alert bracelet?

Accepted Answer

Steroid use: Medical alert tags tell an emergency responder about conditions that may impact the patients treatment. Chronic steroid use would be important information.Also! many COPD patients have trouble breathing with too much oxygen!

Question 5

why would it be difficult to start an iv on a copd patient?

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Varies: If a COPD patient has had previous illnesses which required IV therapy, sometimes the veins are used up and can't be used again. Some individuals simply have a lack of adequate surface veins regardless of whether they have copd.

Question 6

why does this copd patient have a prolonged exhalation time?

Accepted Answer

COPD: COPD stands for for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  The term obstructive refers to the impaired ability to exhale due to damaged lung and/or airways.

Question 7

what are 10 important points about the care of patients with copd?

Accepted Answer

Here they are.: No smoking, flu shot, pneumonia shot, breathing exercises, compliance with maintenance inhalers, prompt treatment for respiratory infections, avoidance of drugs that depress breathing, oxygen may be necessary, avoid beta blockers, monitor lung functio tests.

Question 8

what are the appropriate anesthetics to patients copd?

Accepted Answer

There is no right : Answer. It depends on the severity of the cold, type of surgery and other medical issues. If possible, choices that lead to decreased narcotic use or a non-general technique may be advised.

Question 9

could you give high flow o2 to a copd patient?

Accepted Answer

Supplemental oxygen: It is very common to prescribe supplemental oxygen to patients with copd. During infectious flare ups of copd, it is quite common that a patient requires higher concentrations of oxygen. High flo is a higher concentration of oxygen. Over time, as a patient clinically improves, the oxygen concentration could be tapered slowly.

Question 10

what is life expectancy of a patient who has copd?

Accepted Answer

Depends on factors: Such as body mass index, degree of airway obstruction,  degree of uncomfortable breathing, exercise tolerance, smoking status, presence of complications including pulmonary hypertension, right sided heart failure, chronic respiratory failure, degree of carbon dioxide retention, frequency of exacerbations, and other medical conditions. I have had patients die in their 50s & some that lived 90+ yrs.

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