COPD

Question 1

What is COPD?

Answer 1

a lung disease characterised by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible

Question 2

How many types of COPD Is there ?

Answer 2

1
Emphysema and chronic bronchitis

Question 3

What is chronic bronchitis?

Answer 3

persistent productive cough for over three months of a year, for two consecutive years.

Question 4

What is emphysema ?

Answer 4

A long-term, progressive disease of the lung that primarily causes shortness of breath through the alveolar destruction.

Question 5

Signs and symptoms of emphysema ?

Answer 5

Easily fatigued.
Frequent respiratory infections.
Use of accessory muscles to breath.
Orthopneic.
Cor pulmonale.
Thin in appearance.

Question 6

Signs and symptoms of chronic bronchitis

Answer 6

Wheezing
Pursed lip breathing
Chronic cough
Barrel chest
Dyspnea
Prolonged expiratory time.
Increased sputum.
Digital clubbing.

Question 7

Treatment for COPD

Answer 7

Nebuliser - 6 minutes at a time.
Ipatropium bromide.
Oxygen (88-92%).
Steroids (hydrocortisone)
Monitor capanography.