My mother was in the hospital for a couple of days with trouble breathing. She has been home a week now and has been using oxygen while she waits to have a copd test. She seems fine other than she is really weak. What could be causing this extreme weakness
Thanks for your question I completely understand your question COPD is a disease of lungs with many extrapulmonary manifestations like muscle weakness, cardiac disorders, anxiety, osteoporosis etcgereralised weakness can be due ti COPD as well as other secondary infection caused in a COPD patients which leads to exacerbation. You need to give her a protein rich diet and treating physician will prescribe some inhaled bronchodilators and antibiotics needed.thanks/ regards feel free to ask more questions may god bless your family with good health