Causes And Treatment For Lung Disease?
Hello, thank you for asking the HealthReplies.com team.
Asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) are respiratory diseases that have similar symptoms, such as shortness of breath, accompanied by wheezing sounds, and can be with / without coughing. Both of these diseases arise due to narrowing of the airways, asthma narrowing is caused due to allergic reactions or excessive body response to exposure to allergens such as dust, smoke, food, drinks, weather, etc., while in COPD narrowing of the airways is caused due to chronic inflammation or that has lasted a long time, usually caused by smoking, exposure to factory smoke / dust, etc. Handling between asthma and COPD is almost the same, that is both responding to breathing medications (bronchodilators), such as one of them is salbutamol, but the difference is, in asthma the respiratory function can return to 100% normal, whereas in COPD lung function after treatment cannot be returned 100% normal or irreversible. The medicine that you mentioned is one of the relief medications (bronchodilators), which serves to widen the narrow airway. The drug is a prescription drug which means its use must be prescribed by a doctor so that it will not cause unwanted side effects. Therefore, before using the drug, you should first consult your father's current condition to a specialist in internal medicine or lung specialist, the doctor will conduct a thorough examination and provide appropriate treatment. We recommend that you continue to do a healthy lifestyle, stop smoking and avoid exposure to cigarette smoke and exposure to dust or smoke, regular exercise, eating healthy and nutritious food, fulfilling your fluid needs, and getting enough rest.
Thus, hopefully it helps.