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i was diagnosed with copd a couple of weeks ago and would like to know the signs and symptoms of copd exacerbation?
Mike_T says:
I know exactly how you feel, I was in a very similar situation. I remember that I was so nervous at that time and I took it out on everyone around me. I didnt know what could I do until, thanks god, I found Smoke Deter. Now I can look back and laugh on myself and in the same time I remember how helpless I was. I hope that I'll never be in the same situation again
This is what I found:
Patient with Signs Symptoms of COPD Exacerbation – Acute exacerbation is defined as a recent deterioration of the person’s clinical and functional state that is due to worsening of their COPD. Typical symptoms and signs of COPD exacerbation are given below (adapted from the European Respiratory Society Consensus Statement, Siafakas 1995).
Worsening dyspnea, sometimes at rest
Increased cough
Increased sputum production, often with change in character from mucoid to purulent
Development or increase in wheezing
Loss of energy
Fever
Increased respiratory rate
Tachycardia
Increased cyanosis
Use of accessory muscles
Peripheral edema
Loss of alertness
Worsening airflow obstruction by FEV1 or peak expiratory flow rate
Worsening of arterial blood gases or pulse oximetry O2 saturation.
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), especially those who have chronic bronchitis, may experience a rapid, sometimes sudden, and prolonged worsening of symptoms (cough, amount of mucus, and/or shortness of breath).
The symptoms of a COPD exacerbation are a sudden worsening of your usual symptoms. These include:
Increased shortness of breath and wheezing.
Increased cough with or without sputum (mucus), and a change in the color or amount of the sputum.
Fever, insomnia, fatigue, depression, and confusion may also be present.
copd stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
like asthma, Bronchitis for example. Depends on which on you have ,Symptoms can be , short of breath, wheezing, coughing
and infections
difficulty breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain. May have wheezing, cough with sputum production, diminished breath sounds, blue lips.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is usually associated with chronic bronchitis. An axacerbation would be in the form of an acute respiratory infection with severe shortness of breath.