my mom's lungs function is only about 18% she's now in the hospital again not even a week ago she just got done with an 8-day stint in which she almost coded but she was on the BiPAP hospice palliative care is now on the table I don't know in the last 6 …

in June i was diagnosed with copd and emphysema. I am 59 - I live alone have a full time job which is very physical. Am quite often very tired - I have since sold my house and wondering to go back and live with my parents who live about an hour away. Or …

My husband's pulmonologist thinks he may have this. He is going to run more tests to verify.

Jean, thank you and I laughed aloud at the "big question in the middle" - for sure it was buried in the middle of that info dump lol. So here's the weird thing - about a week ago as my Qvar inhaler got toward around 20 doses, I could no longer taste the …

As I've said I'm waiting 6 months to see respiratory so not staged or even diagnosed but I have got a cough that is annoying me. Just read not to to use normal cough medicine so do I do another telephone consult with gp (primary care). Or can I use hot …

Cant even wait a day to do (yet) another question, I'm probably going over old ground but I've been reading about a study attempting to link blocked nose to stage of COPD. The study I saw said it was inconclusive and severity of rhinisitis couldn't be …

Hi All I have been having issues with shampoo and body washes having too much scent. Can anyone suggest a shampoo and body wash that is either fragrance free or has a milder scent thanks

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Yes, you should be taking him to a hospital. The confusion might be because his oxygen is low and the coughing could be causing the blood. Always better to be safe than sorry! At least Urgen Care or the ER.

Some people who have given up smoking don't stay at mild stage? For instance Leonnard Nimmoy. Why would that be? I've also just read, depressingly, that some people can't delay the downward path even with treatment. I suppose we are all different mat …

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Hello everyone, this is my first post here and it is regarding the potentially weakened immune system through the constant intake of cortison through medications such as Atmadisc. I am suffering from COPD but am able to do sports regularly (running 2 …

To hopefully improve I have done various exercises and tests myself including six minute walk test, climbing stairs and 3 minute step test which is the only one paced. So the question is do you do the 6mwt at your fastest pace, brisk, speed walk or what? …

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Good morning everyone, well it's morning uk time. Bit depressed as I got bought spare meter to check sp02 in case other one was not accurate. This one usually measures my sp02 1 to 2 points lower than all the previous readings I have given on here. …

Can someone give any advice? My dad who is 87 yrs old has been told that he has to have his big toe on the right foot amputated due to diabetes. The doctors are not sure if it will heal due to the reduced blood flow in his leg. And they have mentioned …

Not being techy I can't locate the thread where I learnt pulse oximeters cannot tell what oxygen content is in the sp02 rate, but I think I've found an oximeter that does! Then again I'm probably wrong - as usual. It's the masimo rad 57. Reading the …

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Here is the first post in our “Teaching with a Twist” series: At some point you have probably thought about buying or have already bought a pulse oximeter. I want to take a few minutes and talk about what a pulse oximeter is measuring, the device …

Mike Hess, shown here with me and our wives, Mary and Kelly, is an award-winning Respiratory Therapist/Consultant/Speaker, a COPD Advocate and. Healthcare Futurist. He works at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine …

The definitive diagnostic tool for COPD is a spirometry test or a full blown Pulmonary Function test. Sometimes a CT scan is also done to confirm and add specificity to the diagnosis. X-rays can indicate some signs of COPD, but they aren't definitive. …

Heres a pic taken out the front door last Tuesday at noon, the night after the wind kicked up and fanned the fires. I actually slept in because I woke up and it was still dark. I finally looked at the clock and holy crap! whats going on. Looked out the …

It's probably easiest to make washing your hair a separate operation from taking a shower. Also, choose a time of day when you're rested and have some energy. Showering requires exertion AND involves some humidity that many patients find uncomfortable. …