What You Can Do to Help with COPD Treatment
Although COPD is not curable, it is treatable. Informed, aggressive, early treatment can change the course and slow progression of the disease.
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Our guides provide you with the skills, checklists and tips for caring for your loved one. Our content is authored by highly qualified registered nurses with a combined total of 60 years of expertise in various healthcare settings such as acute, community and home care.
What You Can Do to Help with COPD Treatment
Although COPD is not curable, it is treatable. Informed, aggressive, early treatment can change the course and slow progression of the disease.
Stages of COPD
COPD is not curable but it is manageable. Knowing the stages of COPD and how it will progress helps you anticipate needs, treatment, and interventions.
Signs that COPD is Getting Worse
There are many indicators that your loved one's COPD is getting worse. Talk with your loved one about these changes and notify the provider.
COPD Self-Care
Your loved one wants to be independent, in control, and not a burden. They can help you by helping themselves, so guide and support them in self-care.
Avoiding Hospitalization for COPD
Your loved one has been hospitalized for treatment of a COPD exacerbation. What you need to know about decreasing the need for hospitalization.
Anticipate COPD Exacerbations (Flares)
Your loved one with COPD has suddenly worsening symptoms. You both may think it's just a bad day, but it could be COPD exacerbation (a.k.a. flare).
COPD Requires Energy Conservation Techniques
Like LED lightbulbs, humans can also use energy more efficiently and still power their purpose - even last longer.
End Stage COPD
Most chronic diseases have what's considered an end stage. This is the final and worst stage of the condition, and is now life-limiting.
What Do I Need to Know About Early Diagnosis of COPD?
Your loved one may have COPD, and you wonder - what is that? And now what? Because you can, take a deep breath. This is COPD, one step at a time.
COPD Questions for the Provider
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider ahead of time. This will help you make the most of your loved one's next appointment.
Is it COPD?
Are you concerned about a loved one because they don’t have the energy they used to have or seem short of breath?
Urinary Incontinence Basics
Your loved one could be experiencing incontinence with no one knowing. Incontinence is the #1 reason for nursing home placement.
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