COPD
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Transfer From Dea To Pip
Transfer From Dea To Pip
Has anyone switched over from Dea to pip, if so how financially different is it ? Thanks.
Team Membership
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Click on three gray bars upper right. Drop down menu. Select my profile then my story. You can change your photo there. Hope that helps.
How To Join A Group
How To Join A Group
How do I join a group what kind of groups are available
Vibralung Acoustical Percusser
Vibralung Acoustical Percusser
Any information on this
I have one and used it to help cough up the mucus from a recent viris. My version is a Aerobika. The way it works is when you know I'm to it there is a valve that sends a echo back into the lungs and… read more
Copd Research
Copd Research
i enjoy reading all articles and facts about copd and to hear how other people deal with copd . i find a lot of these articles and stories helpful . however i think this group should be pushing our government to invest money for research in order to find a cure . we all tell our stories and read articles that my be helpful but it is kind of like a bandage to our disease . i think this organization should be doing like the LUNG FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA proposing that their government… read more
Do Oxygen Levels Always Go Down During An Exaccerbation?
Do Oxygen Levels Always Go Down During An Exaccerbation?
Mine certainly do; that's one of the ways I know I need to get medical treatment. One of the things everyone with COPD should do is work with your doc, whether, a pulmonologist or PCP, using an… read more
Dr Changed My Breather To Tiotropium Bromide.....Much Less Phlegm
Dr Changed My Breather To Tiotropium Bromide.....Much Less Phlegm
It sounds like it's working........that's a good thing!
Question On Carbon Dioxide Measurement
Question On Carbon Dioxide Measurement
Have been told the increase of carbon dioxide is the real danger of having low blood oxygen. Why doesn't some smart scientist invent a way to measure carbon dioxide other than a blood test? I had previously asked how much damage one could get from having blood ox in the 80s for a few hours and told the bigger concern would be high carbon dioxide.
High carbon dioxide doesn't always follow low blood O2 saturation, but it's definitely a factor and relatively common. If we're sick enough to be hospitalized, it's almost a sure thing that our CO2… read more
