DEFINITION OF COPD P.S. Shankar MD, FRCP (Lond), FAMS, DSc(Gul), DSc(NTR), DSc(RGUHS) Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences Bangalore, Karnataka Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem associated with long-term exposure to toxic particles or gases, most often related to cigarette smoking. Even though there have been …
Dr. M.Sabir,MD Editor, Public Forum President Elect-2012-13, Indian Chest Society Dear friends, Today is ‘World COPD Day’. It is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) to improve awareness and care of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) around the world. World COPD Day was first held in 2002 and every year over 50 …
PROGNOSIS OF COPD Dr. N.K. JAIN MD. D.N.B., FNCCP FCCP (USA) Chronic obstructive disease worsens over time. After COPD becomes clinically apparent, the median survival is about 10 years. Prognostic variables in COPD patients are not well described. A number & factors play a role in the severity of COPD symptoms include low FEV1, active …
COPD-Assessment of Disease progression & response to treatment Dr. Agam Bohra COPD is common preventable & treatable disease characterized by persistent airflow limitation i.e. usually progressive & associated with chronic inflammation in airways kills more than 3 million people every year, making it the 4th largest cause of death in the world. It has been …
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Care of the critically Ill COPD patient in the ICU Parvaiz A Koul MD, FACP, FCCP, FRCP (London) 1. When does the COPD patient need admission to the ICU? Whenever an exacerbation of the patient is severe, the physician may decide to admit the patient to the Intensive care unit for a closer supervision of …
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Care for Nutrition while treating COPD Dr Sheetu Singh, MD Are nutritional abnormalities common in COPD? Nutritional abnormalities are encountered in 2-50% patients of chronic obstructive airway disease (COPD). What causes nutritional abnormalities in patients with COPD? There are multiple reasons for nutritional imbalance in patients with COPD. These include decreased appetite, …
Life style modification, rehabilitation, exercise and yogs for COPD patients Dr Virendra Singh, MD Is there any difference in the lungs of a clerk and an athlete? An athlete does not feel breathless even after running for few kilometers whereas a clerk feels breathless after running much shorter distances. Similarly physical training in patients of …
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SMOKING CESSATION Dr. Kavita Mody M.D., F.C.C.P, P.G.D.H.H.M Q) What does cigarette smoke contain ? A) Cigarette smoke contains more than 4000 harmful chemicals like carbon monooxide, nitrogen oxides, …
Pharmacological Treatment of COPD Dr. B.B. Mathur Q.1 What are the main aims of the Treatment? Ans. Main aims are : 1. To relieve symptoms 2. To improve exercise tolerance 3. To Improve Health status and quality of life. 4. To prevent disease progression. 5. To …
BONE DISEASES WITH COPD Dr. Sudhir Chaudhri Osteoporosis or bone weakness is a common finding in COPD. It is characterized by low bone mass accompanied by micro architectural changes in bone that increase the susceptibility to fracture. Osteoporosis is measured by a test called Bone Mineral Density (BMD). Osteopenia is stage of bone weakness before the development of …
