COPD or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a progressively degenerative lung disease. It causes the lungs to become ineffective and bring in the oxygen into the bloodstream and expelling carbon dioxide from the body. Both of these functions are vital for healthy living.
With COPD, the alveoli walls lose their elasticity, causing them to stay partially inflated making it difficult for the patient to breathe. COPD is also often called the "silent killer" because the symptoms become more severe over time. Worldwide, 3 million deaths annually are attributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
According to one research, there are more than 13 million people who are affected by COPD and more than 24 million are unaware that they have COPD and are yet to be diagnosed. Hence, it is important to be aware of the symptoms so that on-time treatment is considered.
The COPD symptoms can be mild in the beginning which are usually mistaken as cold. Symptoms of this disease can get worse with time and become difficult to overlook. Since the lungs are more damaged. The most common symptoms are:
COPD grows slowly over time which often results from a combination of risk factors. There are varied COPD causes:
If COPD is left untreated, then it leads to serious health issues such as:
The doctor begins the COPD diagnosis by evaluating the symptoms, clinical history, and habits of the patient such as alcohol, smoking, etc. After gaining the information, the healthcare professional will initiate physical assessment and breathing tests. Spirometry is the most common test conducted for COPD diagnosis. It is a large and flexible tube that is linked to a machine known as a spirometer. It assists the doctor to measure how much air the lungs can hold. There are other tests that help in ruling out other health issues like heart failure, or asthma.
These tests are:
No cure is available for COPD treatment, however, the only objective is easing the symptoms and slowing down the disease. The doctor ensures offering the best treatment by preventing or treating the complications and improving the overall life quality for the patient.
One of the best treatments doctor advise is to stop smoking to prevent COPD. It is also advisable to consult the doctor to try out different things.
The medical treatment options are:
Surgery is recommended in most serious cases which involves bullectomy, lung volume reduction surgery, and lung transplant.
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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) ni ugonjwa wa mapafu unaoendelea kuharibika. Hii inamaanisha kwamba mapafu yanakuwa na nguvu na kusababisha oksijeni katika mtiririko wa damu na kutupa kaboni dioksidi kutoka kwa mwili. Kazi hizo mbili ni muhimu kwa maisha yenye afya. Katika ugonjwa wa COPD, kuta za alveoli hupoteza elasticity, na hivyo kuwa na inflation ya sehemu, na hivyo kufanya vigumu kwa mgonjwa kupumua. COPD pia huitwa "muuaji kimya" kwa sababu dalili zake huwa kali zaidi kadiri wakati unavyopita. Kila mwaka, watu milioni 3 duniani kote hufa kutokana na ugonjwa wa mapafu unaosababisha uvimbe. Kulingana na utafiti mmoja, zaidi ya watu milioni 13 wana ugonjwa wa COPD na zaidi ya watu milioni 24 hawajui kwamba wana ugonjwa huo na bado hawajagunduliwa. Kwa hiyo, ni muhimu kujua dalili za ugonjwa huo ili matibabu ya wakati ufikie. Dalili za COPD zinaweza kuwa nyepesi mwanzoni ambazo kwa kawaida huchukuliwa kuwa baridi. Dalili za ugonjwa huo zaweza kuzidi kuwa mbaya kadiri wakati unavyopita na kuwa vigumu kupuuza. Kwa kuwa mapafu yameharibiwa zaidi. Dalili za kawaida za ugonjwa wa COPD ni: COPD huongezeka polepole kwa muda ambao mara nyingi hutokana na mchanganyiko wa sababu za hatari. Kuna sababu mbalimbali za COPD: Ikiwa COPD haipati matibabu, basi inaongoza kwa matatizo makubwa ya afya kama vile: Daktari huanza utambuzi wa COPD kwa kutathmini dalili, historia ya kliniki, na tabia za mgonjwa kama vile pombe, kuvuta sigara, nk. Baada ya kupata habari, mtaalamu wa huduma ya afya ataanza tathmini ya kimwili na vipimo vya kupumua. Spirometry ni mtihani wa kawaida uliofanywa kwa utambuzi wa COPD. Ni bomba kubwa na lenye kubadilika-badilika linalounganishwa na mashine iitwayo spirometer. Inamsaidia daktari kupima kiasi cha hewa ambacho mapafu yanaweza kubeba. Kuna vipimo vingine vinavyosaidia kuondoa matatizo mengine ya afya kama vile kushindwa kwa moyo, au pumu. Hakuna tiba inayopatikana kwa matibabu ya COPD, hata hivyo, lengo pekee ni kupunguza dalili na kupunguza ugonjwa. Daktari huahidi kutoa matibabu bora kwa kuzuia au kutibu matatizo na kuboresha ubora wa maisha kwa mgonjwa. Moja ya matibabu bora ambayo daktari anapendekeza ni kuacha kuvuta sigara ili kuzuia COPD. Pia ni vyema kushauriana na daktari ili kujaribu mambo tofauti-tofauti. Upasuaji ni muhimu kwa ajili ya matibabu ya ugonjwa huu, na kwa sababu ya hali ya ugonjwa huo, upasuaji wa bulletectomy, upasuaji wa kupunguza kiasi cha mapafu, na upasuaji wa kupandikiza mapafu ni muhimu. Hospitali ya Rukmani Birla, Jaipur ni hospitali ya utaalam mbalimbali inayotoa huduma ya kliniki ya kina kwa wagonjwa wote. Tuna timu ya wataalamu wa taaluma mbalimbali na baadhi ya madaktari wa upasuaji bora nchini India kutoa huduma kamili na kipaji cha matibabu. RBH inajumuisha huduma za wagonjwa wa nje kama vile cardiology, neurosciences, gastro-science, kidney science, orthopaedics & joint replacement na kadhaa zaidi. Tuna vifaa vya kisasa na teknolojia ya hali ya juu ili kuhakikisha kiwango cha juu cha mafanikio kwa hatua mbalimbali za upasuaji. Kujiunga na sisi kwa ajili ya kuweka uteuzi na pulmonologists yetu kuongoza kwa faida ya kudumu ya afya. Ugonjwa wa kifua kikuu (TB) ni ugonjwa wa kuambukiza ambao hasa huathiri mapafu au koo lakini unaweza kuenea kwa sehemu nyingine za mwili kama vile ubongo na uti wa mgongo. Mtaalamu wa mapafu ni mtaalamu wa kitiba anayepima na kutibu magonjwa na matatizo ya mfumo wa kupumua. Wataalamu wa mapafu hutibu wagonjwa wa umri wote na jinsia, ikiwa ni pamoja na watoto, na utaalam wao unatofautiana kutoka pumu hadi kifua kikuu. Kulala ni sehemu muhimu sana ya maisha yako ya kila siku. Watu wazima wenye umri wa miaka 18 na zaidi wanapaswa kulala kwa masaa 7 hadi 9, wakati kwa watu wenye umri wa miaka 13 hadi 18 masaa ya kulala haipaswi kuwa chini ya 9.25 na kwa watu wenye umri wa miaka 5 hadi 12 ni lazima iwe angalau masaa 10-11.