COPD Medication
Smoking cessation is of paramount importance in the treatment of COPD. In addition, not working and being in dusty and smoky environments should also be considered in terms of the treatment process. In the continuation of the treatment, preventive treatments and regular drug therapy are applied.
“Smoking cessation” is the basis of COPD treatment. If smoking is stopped, the severity of deterioration in the bronchi and air sacs slows down. Of course, a preventive treatment for the development of COPD is very important; Unfortunately, there is currently no drug treatment available to prevent the occurrence of COPD. Medicines do not prevent the progression of the disease; they are only used to reduce shortness of breath and improve quality of life. In COPD, drugs are used through the respiratory tract. Doses are low. However, they are effective because they reach the respiratory tract directly. Therefore, patient compliance is very important in drug use.
In particular, it should be known that; A patient who cannot quit smoking should not expect any benefit from drugs. Patients who do not quit smoking will get worse symptomatically every year. When the disease progresses, patients will become unable to smoke even if they want to. In other words, “the patient will not quit smoking, smoking will make the patient quit”. Since patients in this period cannot fully relax even with drugs, oxygen support treatments and assisted respiratory treatments come into play. Patients with very severe COPD have to constantly use oxygen for at least 15 hours a day. Long-term oxygen therapy of patients whose blood oxygen level has fallen below the dangerous limit; it will both partially reduce their complaints and increase their quality of life. Because an important part of the problems that occur in COPD are caused by the body not getting enough oxygen. Advanced COPD can cause damage to the heart and other organs with low oxygen. Oxygen should be taken during sleep, especially since the oxygen level in the blood drops much more at night.
In cases with severe COPD and increased carbon dioxide gas in the blood, regular assisted breathing devices that pump air through the nose and mouth are also used. Patient compliance is also of great importance in these treatments. Most patients may feel uncomfortable and unable to comply with this treatment.
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