COPD: Continuous treatment

Over time, COPD is aggravated. Dyspnea worsens along with other symptoms of COPD.

If the diagnosis is made in the early stages, you may be able to avoid serious lung damage.

It is very important to stop smoking

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  If you continue to smoke, the symptoms of COPD will worsen more quickly, and you will be more at risk of other serious illnesses.
  
  


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  Damage to the lung can not be cured and restored, but you can take control of the symptoms of the disease if you quit smoking.
  
  

Complications

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The health problems caused by COPD include:

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  Sudden exacerbation of COPD, manifested in the form of sudden attacks of cough, wheezing, and / or the amount or color of mucus that you refract.
  
  


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  Increased lung infections, such as pneumonia.
  
  


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  Increased risk of osteoporosis, especially if you are taking corticosteroids.
  
  


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  Depression or anxiety. COPD can limit the ability to work and can reduce your independence, sexual activity, social activity, and self-esteem. This often causes depression, and difficulty breathing can cause a feeling of excitement.
  
  


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  Problems with weight. If chronic bronchitis is the basis of COPD, you will probably lose weight. With emphysema, you can gain weight and muscle mass.
  
  


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  Heart failure that damages the right side of the heart.
  
  


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  Pneumothorax. COPD can damage the structure of the lung, which will lead to the ingress of air into the chest cavity.
  
  


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  Problems with sleep due to lack of oxygen in the lungs.
  
  

COPD treatment is improved, which improves the quality of life of patients, but COPD can also be exacerbated and lead to fatal consequences.

It is important to talk with your doctor about these problems:

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  How do you see "your death"? Do you want to fight for life to the end? Do you want a peaceful, peaceful death?
  
  


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  If you experience sudden, life-threatening breathing problems, do you want artificial ventilation?
  
  


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  What other alternative treatments are you ready for?
  
  


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  Do you want to sign a document on transferring to another person the rights to make important medical decisions in case of loss of legal capacity?