Best Doctors for Copd Treatment in Ab Road, Indore

COPD ie,. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a group of conditions that affects the lungs and causes various signs and symptoms due to abnormalities in the airways that are most often progressive in nature. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the common types of COPD and the most common risk factor for COPD includes long term smoking and others include air pollution, occupational exposure (workplace exposure to fumes, dust etc.), genetics(alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency). The typical symptoms of COPD includes shortness of breath/breathlessness, severe cough that doesn't relieve with OTC drugs,wheezing, bluish discoloration of lips and fingers due to lack of oxygenation etc,. diagnosis is made by medical history, physical examination ,spirometry and chest X-ray and management includes cessation of smoking , medications, oxygen therapy and other supportive care.