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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe.
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There are two main forms of COPD:
- Chronic bronchitis, which causes long-term swelling and a large amount of mucus in the main airways of the lungs
- Emphysema, a lung disease that destroys the air sacs in the lungs
Most people with COPD have symptoms of both.
Smoking is the leading cause of COPD. The more a person smokes, the more likely that the person will develop severe bronchitis. Passive smoking may also cause chronic bronchitis. Air pollution, infection and allergies make chronic bronchitis worse.
In rare cases, nonsmokers who lack a protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin can develop emphysema.
Other risk factors for COPD are:
- Exposure to certain gases or fumes in the workplace
- Exposure to heavy amounts of passive smoking and pollution
- Frequent use of cooking gas without proper ventilation
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Symptoms
- Cough that produces mucus - may be streaked with blood
- Fatigue
- Frequent respiratory infections
- Headaches
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea) that gets worse with mild activity
- Swelling of the ankles, fee or legs, which affects both sides
- Wheezing
Some people may have few or no symptoms.
Causes & Symptoms
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe.
Total Cord Blood Transplants
| 1988 | 01 |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 15000 |
There are two main forms of COPD:
- Chronic bronchitis, which causes long-term swelling and a large amount of mucus in the main airways of the lungs
- Emphysema, a lung disease that destroys the air sacs in the lungs
Most people with COPD have symptoms of both.
Smoking is the leading cause of COPD. The more a person smokes, the more likely that the person will develop severe bronchitis. Passive smoking may also cause chronic bronchitis. Air pollution, infection and allergies make chronic bronchitis worse.
In rare cases, nonsmokers who lack a protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin can develop emphysema.
Other risk factors for COPD are:
- Exposure to certain gases or fumes in the workplace
- Exposure to heavy amounts of passive smoking and pollution
- Frequent use of cooking gas without proper ventilation
Stem Cell Facts
The healing liquid produced by Stem Cells seems to boost the power of healthy lung cells and helps them to repair the lungs.
Symptoms
- Cough that produces mucus - may be streaked with blood
- Fatigue
- Frequent respiratory infections
- Headaches
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea) that gets worse with mild activity
- Swelling of the ankles, feet or legs, which affects both sides
- Wheezing
Some people may have few or no symptoms.
Medical Tests
The health care provider may hear wheezing or abnormal breathing sounds when listening to the chest and lungs with a stethoscope. However, lung sounds can be normal during the exam.
In severe cases, a person with COPD can seem anxious and may breathe through pursed lips (the shape lips make when you whistle).
During a flare up, the muscles between the ribs contract while the person is breathing in. This is called intercostal retractions. The person will use other muscles to breathe. The number of breaths per minute (respiratory rate) may be high.
The best test for COPD is lung function testing.
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A chest x-ray may show that the lung is expanding too much and CT scan may reveal emphysema.
A sample of blood taken from an artery (arterial blood gas) can show low levels of oxygen and high levels of carbon dioxide (respiratory acidosis).
Conventional Treatment
There is no cure for COPD. However, there are many things you can do to relieve symptoms and keep the disease from getting worse.
Persons with COPD must stop smoking. This is the only way to prevent the lung damage from getting worse.
Medications used to treat COPD include:
- Inhalers (bronchodilators) to open the airways, such as ipratropium (Atrovent), tiotropium (Spiriva), salmeterol (Serevent) or formoterol (Foradil)
- Inhaled steroids to reduce lung inflammation
In severe cases or during flare-ups, you may need to receive steroids by mouth or through a vein (intravenously).
Antibiotics are prescribed during symptom flare ups, because infections can make COPD worse.
Other treatments for COPD include:
- Breathing support, such as long-term, low-flow oxygen, non-invasive ventilation or a breathing tube
- Surgery to remove parts of the diseased lung
Lung rehabilitation does not cure the lung disease, but it teaches a patient to breathe in a different way so they can stay active.
Stem Cell Therapy
Numerous clinical trials are going on all over the world, including India using stem cells from various sources.
We, at ReeCure offer you therapy using stem cells using our proprietary technology.
These stem cells could be of various types viz. Hematopoietic (CD 34+), Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that are processed and isolated using Good Manufacturing (GMP) and Good Lab Practices (GLP) and in accordance with AABB standards.
After years of extensive research and systematic compilation and collation of relevant data (through its research division), ReeLabs is now supremely confident of not only reversing the disease process of the affected patient but also improving the quality of life manifold. Stem cells produced by ReeLabs are completely safe, non-toxic, easy to administer and totally devoid of side effects with an excellent probability of homing and engraftment with parent cell, tissue or organ. The eminent panel of scientists and researchers at ReeLabs work exhaustively to design accurate treatment protocols that have yielded excellent results in most cases.
These stem cells are procured from various sources including bone marrow, cord blood fat etc. as per the requirement of the patient.
Patients with COPD have shown vast improvement due the actual regeneration of the lung architecture after stem cell therapy.
This has led to
- improvement in lung function including vital capacity
- Decrease in the size of scar tissue with replacement of healthy lung tissue in it’s place
- Opening up of the constricted distal airways and in turn improvement of oxygen inhalation during breathing
- Reduction of progress to respiratory failure
- Improvement of quality of life
