“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
~~ Benjamin Franklin
“Stat neb treatment in the Emergency Room – Stat neb treatment in the Emergency Room.”
The voice of the ER unit secretary came across my pager. It was 10:00pm on a cool fall night. I walked into ER room six to find Steve, a man in his early 60’s, sitting on the edge of the gurney, leaning forward, coughing hard and struggling to breathe. I gave him a hand-held nebulizer, misting with a medicine to open his...
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This is the second in my series for people who have just been diagnosed with COPD (and their caregivers). It will deal with what to expect... Read more »
A low dose of the common antibiotic erythromycin may greatly reduce complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a recent... Read more »
Patients who begin treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) early may be adding years to their lives, new studies have found. One... Read more »
Patients who have COPD may benefit from taking statin drugs, a new review of published research suggests. Scientists looked at nine studies conducted... Read more »
A study of more than 100,000 adults has found that those who eat a high-fiber diet have a lower risk of COPD than those who rarely eat whole grains,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Diagnostic TestsDespite the widespread incidence and seriousness of COPD, studies strongly suggest that it is underdiagnosed, especially in women.... Read more »
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