A man surnamed Liu in Hefei is in his early thirties but has a smoking experience of more than 10 years. Smoking not only makes him "difficult" walking and climbing stairs, but also suffers from COPD.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (referred to as COPD), is a kind of lung disease, mainly due to the inflammation of the airway to change the structure of the small airway and the continuous airflow limitation disease , which is related to smoking and air Pollution, occupational exposure, etc. have a certain relationship.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease occurs frequently in autumn and winter. Because the early symptoms are not obvious, the patient's lack of cognition often leads to delayed diagnosis and lack of treatment, which is extremely destructive to the human body. At present, there are more than 40 million patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in my country, and middle-aged and elderly people are at a high risk.
COPD is a "chronic killer"
COPD can be said to be a chronic "killer" of lung function. According to estimates by the World Health Organization, by 2030, COPD will become the fourth leading cause of death in the world.
In recent years, the incidence and mortality of COPD have been increasing year by year, and the number of COPD patients in my country has exceeded 100 million. Among people over 40 years old, the incidence of COPD is as high as 8.2%, and the prevalence of people over 60 years old is more than 27%. It can be said that 1 in 4 people will get the disease. However, the awareness rate of COPD is less than 3%, which also causes many COPD patients to have reached the middle and late stage when they see a doctor.
In the middle and late stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, not only is it extremely difficult to treat, but the patient’s dyspnea symptoms will continue to increase, respiratory failure will occur, and the body's oxygen supply will be insufficient, which will cause a series of heart and lung diseases, which will seriously endanger the patient’s life. And life.
Therefore, for COPD, everyone must pay attention to it and be vigilant. If abnormal symptoms related to COPD are found, go to the hospital for diagnosis.
What are the obvious symptoms of COPD?
has better lung reserve function, so most of the early stage of COPD has no obvious symptoms, and the most typical symptoms of COPD are chronic cough, sputum, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary patients in the morning, expects more sputum, the sputum cough is usually white mucus or serous foamy sputum, sometimes with blood streaks ; in the acute attack, sputum volume will change More, purulent sputum ; some patients with COPD, especially when the condition is more severe or acutely exacerbated, will not only experience wheezing and chest tightness, but also fatigue, weight loss, anxiety, weight loss, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
Here I need to remind everyone: Many COPD patients don’t pay much attention to coughing and sputum production at the beginning, because it does not affect their normal work and life, they procrastinate again and again. The disease of COPD is not well understood, so the chance of early cure is lost.
Therefore, if these conditions occur, you must go to the hospital for examination in time, especially if usually smokes, has a family history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, has repeated coughing and sputum, is often exposed to oily smoke, and is exposed to dust for a long time. Pay attention to it, and it is best to do lung function tests regularly. Because pulmonary function test is a necessary condition for the diagnosis of COPD, and it is also an objective indicator for assessing the severity of COPD.
Maintenance guidelines for patients with COPD:
Gao Ping, chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, said: When COPD is diagnosed, it must be treated in time. In addition to the necessary active medication and treatment, daily care is also very important to help improve lung function. The details are as follows:
1, Avoid long-term staying in an environment with second-hand smoke, air pollution, and more smoke and dust. In addition, people who have the habit of smoking quit smoking as soon as possible. About 95% of COPD patients have a history of smoking, and about 10% to 15% of smokers will suffer from COPD.
2, Appropriate exercise, such as Tai Chi, doing Baduan Jin, walking, etc. are all possible, which can help prevent and improve the disease of obstructive lung. However, you must master the time when you exerciseAnd the amount of exercise. Excessive exercise leads to decompensation of cardiopulmonary function and causes breathlessness.
3, suggest that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can also receive regular injections of pneumonia and flu vaccines. Because every acute attack of COPD patients will cause further damage to lung function, and injection of vaccines can effectively prevent COPD-induced related diseases.
The harm of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is very great. Therefore, everyone must ensure that a principle is to prevent it. If the problem of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has occurred, actively cooperate with the treatment to minimize the damage and achieve recovery. purpose.
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References:
1, "What are the risk factors for COPD?" You should be vigilant when these symptoms occur. People's Daily Online-People's Health Network, 2019-04-27
2, "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Is the Third Common Chronic Disease in China", Zhongan Online, 2018-11-23
3. It’s too late to see a doctor when you move," Yangcheng Evening News, 2018-11-21
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