50 Treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

14 Tests 22 Prescribed Medications 2 Medical Procedures 1 Self Care

3 Alternative Procedures 2 Surgical Procedures 6 Herbs and Supplements

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Tests for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1. Lung Function Tests (LFT) Pulmonary function tests are a group of tests that measure how well your lungs work. This includes how well you are able to breathe and how well your lungs are able...  More

2. Thoracic Gas Volume

3. Spirometry The peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is a test that measures how fast a person can exhale (breathe out). This test checks lung functioning, and is often used by pat...  More

4. Pulse Oximetry The pulse oximeter is a photoelectric instrument for measuring oxygen saturation of the blood . A pulse oximeter uses infrared light and a photo sensor to detect th...  More

5. History and Physical Exam A physical examination is a routine test your doctor performs to check your overall health. It is also known as a wellness check. A physical examination helps your ...  More

6. Peak expiratory flow rate Test The peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) is a test that measures how fast a person can exhale (breathe out). This test checks lung functioning, and is often used by pat...  More

7. Chest X-Ray An X-ray is an imaging test that uses small amounts of radiation to produce pictures of the organs, tissues, and bones of the body. When focused on the chest, it ca...  More

8. CT Scan of Lung Computed tomography (CT) of the chest is performed to diagnose a variety of symptoms, including vascular, cardiac, airway disease as well as cancers that can occur ...  More

9. Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Test Your red blood cells transport oxygen and carbon dioxide - blood gases - throughout the body. The oxygen and carbon dioxide levels of your blood and the pH balance ...  More

10. Spirometry for bronchospasm with prolonged evaluation

11. Breath Sound Evaluation Auscultation is the medical term for when your doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to the sounds inside your body. During this simple test, the stethoscope acts as ...  More

12. Computed Tomography (CT) Scan A computerized tomography scan (CT or CAT scan) is a series of cross-sectional X-ray images of your body. CT scans are used to examine your bones and soft tissues f...  More

13. Lung Plethesmography Lung (or pulmonary) plethysmography is a test used to measure how much air you can hold in your lungs. Lung plethysmography helps healthcare providers assess patien...  More

14. X-Ray An X-ray is a common imaging test that has been used for decades to help doctors view the inside of the body without having to make an incision. The X-ray was made ...  More

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Prescribed Medications for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1. fluticasone(Flovent , others...) Close FLUTICASONE (floo TIK a sone) inhalation powder is a corticosteroid. It helps decrease inflammation in your lungs. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of as...  More

2. theophylline(Theo-Dur , others...) Close THEOPHYLLINE (the OFF i lin) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat the sympto...  More

3. ipratropium(Atrovent , Atrovent HFA) IPRATROPIUM (i pra TROE pee um) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to prevent bronc...  More

4. prednisoLONE(Prelone , others...) Close PREDNISOLONE (pred NISS oh lone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions trea...  More

5. terbutaline(Brethine , others...) Close TERBUTALINE (ter BYOO ta leen) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat the symp...  More

6. arformoterol(Brovana ) ARFORMOTEROL (AR for MOE ter ol) is a slow-acting bronchodilator. It helps keep open the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used t...  More

7. salmeterol(Serevent , Serevent Diskus) SALMETEROL (sal ME te role) is a slow-acting bronchodilator. It helps to open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used long ...  More

8. albuterol(Ventolin , others...) Close ALBUTEROL (al BYOO ter ole) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat and to prev...  More

9. tiotropium(Spiriva ) TIOTROPIUM (tee oh TRO pee um) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat COPD, in...  More

10. predniSONE(Deltasone , others...) Close PREDNISONE (PRED ni sone) is a corticosteroid. It is commonly used to treat inflammation of the skin, joints, lungs, and other organs. Common conditions treated inc...  More

11. formoterol(Foradil Aerolizer , Perforomist) FORMOTEROL (for MOH te rol) is a slow-acting bronchodilator. It helps to open up the airways in your lungs and to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used t...  More

12. beclomethasone(Qvar , others...) Close BECLOMETHASONE (be kloe METH a sone) is a corticosteroid. It helps decrease inflammation in your lungs. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of asthma. Never...  More

13. metaproterenol(Alupent , Metaprel) METAPROTERENOL (met a proe TER e nole) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat ...  More

14. flunisolide(AeroBid , AeroBid-M) FLUNISOLIDE (floo NISS oh lide) is a corticosteroid. It helps decrease inflammation in your lungs. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of asthma. Never use ...  More

15. fluticasone-salmeterol(Advair Diskus , Advair HFA) FLUTICASONE; SALMETEROL (floo TIK a sone; sal ME te role) inhalation is a combination of two medicines that decrease inflammation and help to open up the airways in...  More

16. levalbuterol(Xopenex , others...) Close LEVALBUTEROL (lev al BYOO ter ol) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat and t...  More

17. pirbuterol(Maxair , Maxair Autohaler) PIRBUTEROL (peer BYOO ter ole) is a bronchodilator. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe. This medicine is used to treat and to p...  More

18. budesonide inhalation(Pulmicort Respules , others...) Close BUDESONIDE (bue DES oh nide) is a corticosteroid. It helps to decrease inflammation in your lungs. This medicine is used to treat the symptoms of asthma. Never use ...  More

19. triamcinolone inhalation(Azmacort ) TRIAMCINOLONE (trye am SIN oh lone) is a corticosteroid. This medicine is used to reduce and control the symptoms of asthma. It does not provide instant relief and ...  More

20. albuterol-ipratropium(Combivent , DuoNeb) ALBUTEROL; IPRATROPIUM (al BYOO ter ole; i pra TROE pee um) has two bronchodilators. It helps open up the airways in your lungs to make it easier to breathe.This me...  More

21. azithromycin(Zithromax , others...) Close AZITHROMYCIN (az ith roe MYE sin) is a macrolide antibiotic. It is used to treat or prevent certain kinds of bacterial infections. It will not work for colds, flu, ...  More

22. roflumilast(Daliresp )

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Medical Procedures for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1. Oxygen Therapy Oxygen may be classified as an element, a gas, and a drug. Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen at concentrations greater than that in room air to treat o...  More

2. Pulmonary Rehabilitation Pulmonary rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary, individually designed intervention program, including exercise and education, that helps patients with chronic lung...  More

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Self Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1. Smoking Cessation According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 70 percent of individuals who smoke cigarettes would like to quit.  More

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Alternative Procedures for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease What's this?

1. Acupuncture The practice of acupuncture originated in China 5,000 years ago. Today it is widely used throughout the world and is one of the main pillars of Chinese medicine. Th...  More |   Efficacy Grade C

2. Hydrotherapy Water has been used medicinally for thousands of years, with traditions rooted in ancient China, Japan, India, Rome, Greece, the Americas, and the Middle East. Ther...  More Efficacy Grade C

3. Spinal Manipulation Overview : Chiropractic is a health care discipline that focuses on the relationship between musculoskeletal structure (primarily the spine) and body function ...  More Efficacy Grade C

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Surgical Procedures for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1. Lung Transplant A lung transplant is surgery that replaces a diseased or failing lung with a healthy, donor lung. According to data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation N...  More

2. Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

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Herbs and Supplements for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease What's this?

1. beta-carotene The name carotene was first coined in the early 19th Century by the scientist Wachenroder after he crystallized this compound from carrot roots. Beta-carotene is a ...  More Efficacy Grade C

2. Hedera helix English ivy ( Hedera helix ) is native to most of Europe and southwest Asia. Although it is often used as a landscaping groundcover in the United States, it is also...  More Efficacy Grade C

3. Thymus Extract The thymus is a lobular gland located under the breastbone near the thyroid gland. It reaches its maximum size during early childhood and plays a large role in immu...  More Efficacy Grade C

4. Pineapple bromelain Classified as an herb, bromelain is a sulfur-containing proteolytic digestive enzyme that is extracted from the stem and the fruit of the pineapple plant ( Ananas c...  More Efficacy Grade C

5. ginseng The term ginseng refers to several species of the genus Panax . For more than 2,000 years, the roots of this slow-growing plant have been valued in Chinese medicine...  More

6. acetylcysteine inhalation

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