Presentation on COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) | Jindal Chest Clinic

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COPD

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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COPD

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• A progressive disease that affects the lungs,
  making it difficult to breathe

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COPD

• Affects 5.5 cr people in India
• Leads to 8,48,000 deaths in a year
• 2nd leading cause of death in India

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COPD an umbrella term

• Umbrella term used to describe progressive lung
  diseases which include
• Emphysema
• Chronic bronchitis

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COPD

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a
  lung ailment that is characterized by a
  persistent blockage of airflow from the lungs.
• It is an under-diagnosed, life-threatening lung
  disease that interferes with normal breathing and
  is not fully reversible.

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Understanding COPD

• Critical to first understand normal lung function

Image courtesy of The Nationl Institute of health
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Lung structure and function
Biological Science Freeman, 2010
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Lungs with COPD
Image courtesy of The National Institute of
health
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Causes

• Most cases of COPD occur as a result of long-term
  exposure to lung irritants that damage the lungs
  and the airways
•  The most common irritants are chulha smoke,
  Angithi smoke,
• Air pollution, and smoking
• In rare cases, a genetic condition called alpha-1
  antitrypsin deficiency may play a role in causing
  COPD

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Who is at risk?

• People who smoke or are exposed to smoke
• People who have a family history of COPD are more
  likely to develop the disease if they smoke
• Long-term exposure to Chulha smoke and
  air-pollution and other lung irritants also is a
  risk factor for COPD

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Symptoms

• Breathlessness
• Abnormal sputum (a mix of saliva and mucus in the
  airway)
• A chronic cough
• Daily activities can become very difficult as the
  condition gradually worsens

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Diagnosis

• A simple diagnostic test called "spirometry
  measures how much air a person can inhale and
  exhale, and how fast air can move into and out of
  the lungs
• Spirometry can detect COPD
• long before its Symptoms
• appear. 

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Treatment

• COPD has no cure
• Quitting smoking is the most important step an
  individual can take to treat COPD
• Other treatments for COPD may include medicines,
  vaccines, pulmonary rehabilitation
  (rehab), oxygen therapy, and surgery

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Managing COPD

• COPD symptoms usually slowly worsen over time
• A cold, the flu, or a lung infection may cause
  symptoms to intensify

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Managing COPD

• Avoid lung irritants
• Get ongoing care
• Manage the disease and its symptoms
• Prepare for emergencies

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