Do you know? If you often have shortness of breath and panting, maybe your lungs are sending a warning signal to you, then you need to perform lung function test to diagnose the cause.
November 16 is the 21st " World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Day ". The theme of this year's COPD Day is "Lung System Life". On the occasion of World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Day, Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital launched an health consultation activity in the waiting area of the 5th floor of the outpatient clinic. One of the contents is to conduct lung function examinations to help citizens improve their understanding of COPD and improve the current situation of insufficient diagnosis of COPD.
"Now is your breathing stable? Be prepared to start a lung function test. Remember to breathe with your mouth throughout the whole process, inhale deeply, and inhale vigorously! You feel your lungs are filled with gas, then exhale to the end, quickly clear the gas in the lungs..." At the
free clinic event, Zhang Yunjiao, deputy chief physician of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of the Sixth Hospital of the City conducted lung function tests for citizens. The patient, Aunt Wang, has always coughed with and recently, and it has not improved after a period of time. Especially at night, the symptoms of coughing become more and more serious, and she wants to make a clear diagnosis through a lung function test. Dr. Zhang Yunjiao asked Aunt Wang to rest for 10 minutes first, inquired about her recent medical history, whether there are contraindications and medication, register the patient's height, weight, date of birth, and demonstrated the movement of inhaling and exhaling, so that the patient can intuitively understand the strength of inhaling and exhaling, and the test results are more accurate. Under the professional guidance of Dr. Zhang, Aunt Wang, the patient, kept her head and neck upright while breathing smoothly, clamped her nose, first inhale fully until her lungs are filled, then sucked the mouth with her lips, and exhale quickly and vigorously until the gas in her lungs is cleared. "I didn't expect that I was still very tired when I exhale and inhale. However, this examination has no other trauma, and it can also accurately check lung function , which is quite convenient." Aunt Wang said.
Deputy Chief Physician Wu Xiuhua of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at the Sixth Hospital of the City reminded that although lung function is a relatively safe examination, patients may briefly feel shortness of breath or dizziness due to the need to breathe hard multiple times. Patients with myocardial infarction, uncontrolled hypertension , chest and aortic aneurysm, cerebrovascular accident , severe hyperthyroidism cannot undergo pulmonary function examination. If you have any discomfort during the examination, please inform the doctor in time.
It is reported that lung function examination has the advantages of high sensitivity and trauma-free, which can capture changes in the respiratory system, objectively describe the patient's lung function status, and can also detect early lung and airway lesions. It is suitable for the management of chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma , COPD, etc., and can be tracked and followed up for a long time. The survey found that about 1 in 8 adults over 40 years old has COPD patients. However, the awareness rate of COPD is only 1%, which is truly a "silent killer". It is urgent to understand COPD, stay away from COPD, and intervene in the COPD process.
Respiratory Medicine Department Ren Tao Director said, "Mixed lung function damage is asymptomatic in the early stage and is easily overlooked. Often, when patients experience discomfort symptoms such as shortness of breath after activity, dyspnea and dyspnea , the damage to lung function is more serious. Therefore, pulmonary function examination is called the gold standard for the diagnosis of respiratory diseases such as chronic airways. Especially for people with repeated wheezing, chronic cough, dyspnea of unknown causes or chest tightness, , relevant lung function examinations should be carried out in a timely manner to clarify the cause. Lung function examinations play an important role in the selection of subsequent treatment plans and the evaluation of efficacy." For citizens, as they grow older, the contact of harmful substances, the use of susceptible drugs, the airway and lung diseases will cause lung damage. Early diagnosis, early detection, and timely improvement of lung function are particularly important.
Reporter: Wu Huixiong
Editor: Qiu Caihong
Proofreading: Pan Lijuan
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