-ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL, HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE THERE ARE 5 GOALS OF COPD TREATMENT: -RELIEVING YOUR SYMPTOMS -SLOWING THE PROGRESS OF THE DISEASE -IMPROVING YOUR EXERCISE TOLERANCE -PREVENTING AND TREATING COMPLICATIONS -IMPROVING YOUR OVERALL HEALTH
OXYGEN THERAPY -ALLOWS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE COPD TO BREATHE MORE EASILY
BULLECTOMY -THIS IS A SURGERY WHEN A DOCTOR REMOVES A LARGE BULLAEFROM THE LUNGS SO THAT THE PATIENT CAN BREATHE BETTER.
LUNG TRANSPLANT -THIS IS WHEN A BAD LUNG IS REPLACED WITH A HEALTHY LUNG. - THIS USUALLY OCCURS IN VERY SEVERE OR ADVANCED CASES OF COPD
MEDICINE: BRONCHODILATORS - THERE ARE SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM MEDICATIONS -THESE RELAX YOUR MUSCLES AROUND YOUR AIRWAYS MAKING IT EASIER TO BREATH -USUALLY TAKEN BY AN INHALER
LIFESTYLE CHANGES INCLUDE: - NOT SMOKING. THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR PATIENTS TO DO. -EATING A MORE NUTRITIONAL MEALS (SMALLER MORE FREQUENT MEALS) - PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PULMONARY REHABILITATION -THIS PROGRAM IS TARGETED AT REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF COPD SYMPTOMS AND HELP INDIVIDUALS RETURN TO A MORE ACTIVE LIFESTYLE. -THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO TARGET AND RESTRUCTURE NUTRITIONAL AND EXERCISE HABITS AND BREATHING TECHNIQUES