Suggest treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Patient: I have been diagnosed with COPD emphaseamia since 2011..This year I am 70,but Iam an active 70 yr old female.. I quit smoking finally in 2013 (Dec) what should I expect in the breathlessness side in the following year, and should my flareups decrease? Doctor: thanks for asking your questioni completely understand your problemif you have shortness of breath while sitting or while walking a small distance , you have to take medications latest treatment recommendations are inhaled drugs like combination of long acting beta 2 agonists and steroids like formoterol and fluticasone plus antichlinergics like tiitropium . these are all inhaled drugs and their benefit is they do not have those threatning side effects like oral drugs and they act directly inthe lung. next and best add on management is pulmonary rehabilitation which improves each and every symptom of copd.pulmonary rehab means exercises that help lung to increase its endurance and decreases breathlessness. by using all these measures surely ur breathless ness  will improvethanks/ regardsfeel free to ask more questionsmay god bless you with giod health