... I spent the last couple of weeks in the hospital with pneumonia hopefully it is cleared completely. • I was hospitalized about 5 weeks ago with pneumonia and influenza A... since then I've had a hard time breathing, getting winded with the slightest exertion. Can you relate?Have another topic you'd like to discuss or explore? ...
Pneumonia and COPD
... I spent the last couple of weeks in the hospital with pneumonia hopefully it is cleared completely. • I was hospitalized about 5 weeks ago with pneumonia and influenza A... since then I've had a hard time breathing, getting winded with the slightest exertion. Can you relate?Have another topic you'd like to discuss or explore? ...
... — American Lung Association COPD: Avoiding Weight Loss — Kaiser Permanente What Is COPD? — Montgomery Pulmonary Consultants Cyanosis — Cleveland Clinic ...
10 Signs and Symptoms of COPD
... — American Lung Association COPD: Avoiding Weight Loss — Kaiser Permanente What Is COPD? — Montgomery Pulmonary Consultants Cyanosis — Cleveland Clinic ...
... Things like smoking cessation, avoiding COPD triggers, receiving flu and pneumonia vaccinations, and taking prescribed medications.Indoor COPD triggers to avoid: Tobacco smoke Chemical fumes (cleaning products, paints) Pet dander Dust Products with added fragrances (candles, perfumes, air fresheners) Pollution indoors (cleaning fumes, fireplace) Outdoor ...
How to Manage Your COPD Like a Respiratory Therapist – Part 1
... Things like smoking cessation, avoiding COPD triggers, receiving flu and pneumonia vaccinations, and taking prescribed medications.Indoor COPD triggers to avoid: Tobacco smoke Chemical fumes (cleaning products, paints) Pet dander Dust Products with added fragrances (candles, perfumes, air fresheners) Pollution indoors (cleaning fumes, fireplace) Outdoor ...
... Chest X-Ray X-rays can help identify whether or not you have emphysema, pneumonia, or other lung conditions. A chest X-ray can’t tell you how well your lungs are working, but it can show lung changes that help your doctor better understand your COPD and conditions that interact with it. ...
How Is COPD Diagnosed? Diagnostic Tests and More
... Chest X-Ray X-rays can help identify whether or not you have emphysema, pneumonia, or other lung conditions. A chest X-ray can’t tell you how well your lungs are working, but it can show lung changes that help your doctor better understand your COPD and conditions that interact with it. ...
... That December I got a cold and chest infection, then pneumonia, and was in the hospital for three weeks. I was finally released on Christmas Eve feeling wiped out and fragile. I had a bad exacerbation early one morning in 2015 and couldn’t breathe. I share my house, but no one else was home. I am deaf, so I don’t use the phone. ...
Member Spotlight: How Val Lives with COPD, Epilepsy, and Deafness
... That December I got a cold and chest infection, then pneumonia, and was in the hospital for three weeks. I was finally released on Christmas Eve feeling wiped out and fragile. I had a bad exacerbation early one morning in 2015 and couldn’t breathe. I share my house, but no one else was home. I am deaf, so I don’t use the phone. ...
... Not only is the flu bad, but other complications, such as pneumonia, can be even worse, she added. ...
... • "A year ago I got pneumonia and spent several days in the hospital when I came home, I was still so sick I didn't even think of smoking. When I began to get better I thought It came down to this---do you want to smoke or do you want to breathe?--breathing won! I called a friend and said get the cigarettes out of my house. ...
How to Beat Triggers That Make You Crave a Cigarette
... • "A year ago I got pneumonia and spent several days in the hospital when I came home, I was still so sick I didn't even think of smoking. When I began to get better I thought It came down to this---do you want to smoke or do you want to breathe?--breathing won! I called a friend and said get the cigarettes out of my house. ...
... Shortness of breath is especially common with emphysema, because it damages the parts of your lungs that exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen.Respiratory infections, including pneumonia, can make shortness of breath even worse. ...
... A health care provider can perform a physical examination and measure the strength of the sounds in different areas, such as the upper and lower portions of the chest.Keep Your Doctor Informed“I found out I have double pneumonia,” reported one MyCOPDTeam member. ...
6 COPD Lung Sounds To Listen For
... A health care provider can perform a physical examination and measure the strength of the sounds in different areas, such as the upper and lower portions of the chest.Keep Your Doctor Informed“I found out I have double pneumonia,” reported one MyCOPDTeam member. ...
... Researchers need to do more studies on how likely these issues are and how severe they might become.Other possible risks from surgery include: Pneumonia Pneumothorax (a collapsed lung) A blood clot Need for a ventilator (breathing machine) for more than two days To help you heal well and avoid complications, it’s important to be as healthy and strong ...
COPD and Surgery: Safety, Reducing Costs, and More
... Researchers need to do more studies on how likely these issues are and how severe they might become.Other possible risks from surgery include: Pneumonia Pneumothorax (a collapsed lung) A blood clot Need for a ventilator (breathing machine) for more than two days To help you heal well and avoid complications, it’s important to be as healthy and strong ...
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