In March, spring flowers bloom. Although the weather has improved, the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine is still hard to find. Most of the patients in the waiting room suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD for short.
COPD, like hypertension and diabetes, has a high incidence in my country, seriously affecting people’s health and quality of life. It is one of the four major chronic diseases that the “Healthy China Plan” focuses on. According to the latest epidemiological survey, there are nearly 100 million adults with COPD in China. The prevalence of COPD is 8.6% over the age of 20 and 13.7% over the age of 40. This is equivalent to 1 in 8 people over the age of 40 having COPD!
But COPD is an unfamiliar disease to most patients, and many patients feel that this disease is very far from us. distant. So let’s take a simple test, do you cough several times almost every day? Are you always coughing up phlegm? Are you out of breath more easily than your peers? Are you over 40 this year? Are you or are you still a smoker? If you choose yes in 3 or more of the above 5 questions, then you may have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is recommended to come to the respiratory chronic obstructive pulmonary cough clinic of Zhuzhou Central Hospital to find a chronic respiratory disease management doctor for a lung function test Inspection of.
COPD is difficult to detect in the early stage, and active medical treatment and screening are the only secrets. However, many patients cough and expectorate after smoking, often catch colds, and have shortness of breath after climbing. They think it is a sign of old age. It takes half an hour to get down to rest and then put on a piece of clothing. Even sitting quietly will cause shortness of breath. At this time, I came to the hospital for hospitalization. COPD has developed to severe or even extreme severity, and the treatment at this time costs a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. , but has little effect.
The key to the treatment of COPD lies in early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment. The key to early detection and early diagnosis is to cooperate with doctors to complete pulmonary function tests, just like patients with high blood pressure need to measure blood pressure, and patients with diabetes need to measure blood sugar. The most important thing for early treatment is long-term adherence to inhaled drugs. Compared with oral drugs for COPD, inhaled drugs are more effective and have fewer side effects. Special emphasis should be placed on the personal management of COPD. During the remission period, breathing exercises, vaccination, smoking cessation, and respiratory rehabilitation are required. Some patients need to insist on oxygen inhalation.
In order to promote the Healthy China Plan and build a healthy and happy Zhuzhou, Director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Zhuzhou Central Hospital Under the leadership of Dr. Liu Yi, a professional COPD management team has been established to formulate the most suitable comprehensive treatment plan for patients, and will always accompany the follow-up treatment, follow-up, respiratory rehabilitation, etc. Obstructive pulmonary patients provide full management and multi-faceted comprehensive treatment, aiming to allow our COPD patients to breathe freely and smoothly.
Source: Red Net
Author: Chen Na Yi Rong
Editor: Yan Hong