What is COPD？

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

It is a kind of disease characterized by airflow limitation. The main characteristic is that the pulmonary function examination indicates that the ventilation function is decreased, and the obstructive ventilation function is decreased, which leads to hypoxia, hypoxia of all organs, respiratory failure, pulmonary heart disease, heart failure and so on.

What are the causes of COPD?

External causes include smoking, inhalation of dust and chemicals, air pollution, respiratory tract infection, etc.

The internal causes include genetic factors, increased airway responsiveness, and so on. In pregnancy, neonatal period, infancy or childhood, various reasons can lead to individual lung development or poor growth, and then disease.

What are the main symptoms of COPD?

1. Chronic cough

Cough is often obvious in the morning, cough or expectoration at night.

2. Expectoration

Usually cough a small amount of sputum, infection when expectoration. It is intermittent, explosive and sporadic.

3. Wheezing and chest tightness

Wheezing occurs in some patients, especially in severe patients or acute exacerbations.

4. Shortness of breath

Early in more intense activities, and then gradually aggravated, so that in daily activities and even rest also feel shortness of breath, is a sign of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease symptoms.

5. Other symptoms

Late stage patients have weight loss, loss of appetite and so on.

What effect does COPD have on life?

Patients with COPD tend to feel tired and have difficulty breathing, which affects social activities. Over time, depression and isolation increase. If we do not get timely treatment, the disease will recur, the economic burden will increase, and the quality of life will decline.

The above is a detailed introduction to COPD. I hope you can pay attention to COPD after reading it. If you find the symptoms of COPD in your body, you should treat it in time.