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Creating An Emergency Plan

Your meds can help ease the symptoms of a sudden attack, but sometimes they wont be enough, and you'll need to call your doctor to get help. A key part of your action plan for dealing with emergencies is knowing when you can take care of your symptoms on your own and when you should seek medical help. Having a plan also can help reduce the severity and impact of sudden attacks.

You and your doctor should discuss which symptoms you should watch out for and what you can do to ease your symptoms until you can get in to see your doctor or until you receive emergency help.

Knowing your warning signs. Listening to and understanding what your body tells you is critical component of any emergency action plan. The good news about these sudden attacks is that, even though different patients have different warning signs, your individual warning signs likely will be the same from one attack to another and are easily recognised.

Breathlessness is the most common early warning sign, but there are others...
* Tightness in the chest
* increased coughing
* More sputum
* Fever

When you know the warning signs your body gives you, you can use your meds- bronchodilators and ibnhaled steroids.. to treat your symptoms immediately. This is important because immediate self-treatment can prevent a sudden attack from getting worse, maybe even saving you a trip to the hospital.

Sudden attacks can come at any time and in any place. Always carry your rescue inhalers with you when you leave home, and keep them in a handy place when at home.

Use only your rescue medications when you have an exacerbation. Your maintenance meds will not relieve sudden, acute symptoms.

Talk with your doctor about how to use your meds in a sudden attack. If you have trouble remembering instructions, ask your doctor to write them down for you in terms you'll understand. Having an action plan in advance will help you deal more easily with a crisis when it comes.

If you notice a change in the amount of mucus you're coughing up , or if your mucus has a different color, call your doctor.

Always ask your Doctor what signs you should watch for and when he wants you to call the office...

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Increasing Your Tolerance for Physical Exercise

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Increasing Your Tolerance for Physical Exercise

Exercise can reverse the damage to you lungs. But it can do wonders for how you feel physically and emotionally, and it can help protect you from many complications that are often associated with COPD, such as heart disease and respiratory infections. Regular exercise helps ease COPD symptoms like fatigue and shortness of breath. It helps your muscles use oxygen more efficiently, so your body gets the most out of your lung function. And it helps keep you independent and active longer, less likely to need hospitalisation , and less likely to suffer from depression.

When you have COPD , there are two main areas of concern for exercise. First, you want to be able to do more for longer periods, so you need to increase your tolerance for exertion . And you need to keep your muscles toned so you have the strength to do everday tasks like bathing, dressing and cooking.
Aerobic Exercise.... walking, swimming, step exercising and riding a stationary bike- helps your lungs work better. Over time, you can increase not just how long or how often you exercise but how long and how often you can do other things. Most fitness experts recommend 30 minutes of aerobic exercise a day three to five times a week, but thats a general recommendation for generally healthy people. Your needs and abilities may be significantly different.

Where you start out in your exercise program is less important than the fact that you are starting to exercise. If You can only walk for three minutes or can only ride a stationary bike for a minute and a half before you feel short of breath, thats okay. The important thing is that you do what you can.

If you use oxygen be sure to use it when you exercise , too(at the prescribed flow rate, of course) . Your body requires more oxygen when you exercise, so keeping it on during your workout will help you feel more comfortable.

Its also important that you do what you can consistently. Three minutes of walking isn't helpful if you don't do it regularly.. in fact, if you don't do it regularly, chances are it wont be long before you cant even go the three minutes. But if you make it a regular part of your routine, after a month or two you may be surprised at how long you can walk before stopping.

You are also more likely to stick with your exercise plan if you choose an activity you enjoy, or at least one you dont dread.

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COPD -- The Diagnosis and What It Means...

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COPD -- The Diagnosis and What It Means...

Copd can be- and alas- often is mistaken for a number of other ailments, particularly asthma.

The symptoms of COPD and asthma are similar, though with important differences, in fact, the courses of treatment use some of the same medications.

But the proper treatment for COPD differs in important ways from the proper treatment of asthma.

That's why getting a correct diagnosis is so important.Your Doctor should take a full medical history from you that covers any symptoms you have, your family history, and exposure to chemicals, dust or other pollutants that are known to cause COPD. Then your Doctor should perform the appropriate tests, to rule out health issues and confirm the presence of COPD.

Many things can make you feel short of breath. COPD is just one of them. Your Doctor should run or order several tests to rule out other causes and confirm the presence of COPD. Most of these tests are noninvasive and easy to perform.Some,like spirometry, may be performed right in your Doctors’ office. Others may have to be done at a separate lab, hospital or imaging facility.

Spirometry is a simple test that provides your Doctor with a wealth of information about your lung function and, indeed, many other aspects of your health. Even though it’s a lung test, abnormal results can indicate problems with your heart or circulatory system.

Although spirometry can detect several different health issues, COPD gives characteristic readings that are different from other diseases like asthma. When you have COPD , your FVC(the total amount of air you exhale is lower, and so is the amount of air  you can exhale in 1 second. The real identifier is the ratio or how much air you exhale in the first second as a percentage of the total amount of air you exhale.In healthy lungs, between 70 percent and 75 percent of all the air exhaled is exhaled in the first second.

Even if you don’t have trouble breathing , you may consider having a spirometry test if you’re a current or former smoker and you’re 44 or older. You should ask your Doctor about it if you have a family history of COPD or long term exposure to pollution or irritants.

On a final note, chest x-rays aren’t terribly good as a diagnostic tool for copd unless the disease is fairly advanced. However, your Doctor may order one to help him rule out other diseases. 

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Nutrition and Weight Management

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Nutrition and Weight Management

In this article, we will identify which foods are good for your lungs, and which aren’t and Understanding Why Weight Control is so important

When you have COPD you have to pay particular attention to your diet and your weight. COPD makes your body work harder to distribute oxygen, so you spend more energy just trying to breathe. Without a proper diet, you cant get either the calories or the nutrients your body needs to function.

People with COPD use up to ten times more energy than people with healthy lungs. Unfortunately, COPD often depresses appetite. You may not feel like you have any energy to prepare meals, and if you do somehow manage to make yourself a nice lunch or supper, you may not be able to work up the energy it takes to eat it.

Being overweight will make it more difficult to breathe and can add to your health problems. Extra pounds increase your risk for high blood pressure and diabetes, both of which may complicate efforts to treat your COPD.

Figuring out the proper diet for you depends on several factors, and you should consult your doctor and your nutrionist for specific dietary recommendations. WE can get you started though with a look at some foods that can help you breathe a little easier.

Fruits and Vegetables.
These provide a variety of essential vitamins and minerals. They are also high in fibre, which helps you feel full, aids in digestion and helps control blood sugar and cholesterol.

Vitamin C

This is the most common of the antioxidant nutrients that coat the surface of your airways, and research shows that people who take in more Vitamin C have less severe declines in their lung function as they age.
Foods rich in Vitamin C include citrus fruits ,oranges and grapefruit. Kiwi and strawberries are also good sources of Vitamin C as are peppers and tomatoes.

Omega 3 Fatty Acids

Omega 3 can calm your airways when they’re irritated or inflamed. They do this by limiting the production of substances that tell the airways to swell. They fatty acids are found in certain types of fish- particulary wild salmon, mackeral, sardines and anchovies. Walnuts are also a good source of omega-3 fats, as are kiwi fruit and linseed oil.

Possibly one of the most important aspects of your diet is Water…Drinking lots of water helps keep the mucus in your lungs thin, which can reduce coughing spasms and makes it easier for you to clear your airways. Most people should be drinking 6-8 glasses a day.

But , if your appetite is poor, you may want to cut back on the water intake. When you have COPD, maintaining a healthy weight is essential, so you need to do all you can to help yourself feel like eating.

In the next article, we are going to talk about the Foods to Be Aware of That Can do more harm to COPD sufferers than good…

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Tips on Taking Care of Your Nasal Passages

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Tips on Taking Care of Your Nasal Passages

An Oxygen concentrator is the most common method of providing oxygen. The air we breathe is made up of a mix of oxygen and nitrogen. A concentrator is an electronic pump that filters out the nitrogen and supplies oxygen through tubing.

Oxygen therapy may sometimes cause irritation of the nose. To reduce the chance of this occurring, you need to take good care of your nose. The following tips should assist in minimizing irritation.

• Apply a water based lubricant or sesame seed oil spray product to just inside the nostrils 2 to 3 times a day. These are available in most pharmacies.

• Try different shaped nasal prongs if irritation starts to occur. 

•  Clean the ends of the nasal prongs with soapy water and a soft cloth on a weekly basis. The nasal prongs should be changed every four to six weeks. If the nasal prongs have become hard and brittle, they should be changed earlier.

•  NEVER use petroleum jelly or other petroleum based lubricants with nasal prongs or cannula as these products can be flammable and may irritate the lining of the nose

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