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Am I MORE EMPHYSEMA or CHRONIC BRONCHITIS like!?! 8:06 PM, EST Fri Jan 13, 2023 | By: HITE1955

hite1955

Am I MORE EMPHYSEMA ~~ or ~~ CHRONIC BRONCHITIS like!?!?

LESS EMPHYSEMA
✅ * HIGHER BODY MASS INDEX
✅ * MORE METABOLIC CO - MORBIDITIES
✅ * OSA - COPD OVERLAP --
🫁 * SEVERE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP💤💤APNOEA—
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
✅ResMed®️ VPAPAutoSet®️ S9 S:
*Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI): 131 — 136
* INSPIRATORY POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE ( IPAP): cm H2O: 8
* EXPIRATORY POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (EPAP): cm H2O: 4
SYMPTOMS
❤️🫁 * Chronic * Productive Cough
❤️🫁 * PURULENT SPUTUM.❤️🫁
( My Late MOM had ^ PURULENT SPUTUM *, but, L👁👁KED the Part of ❤️🫁MORE EMPHYSEMA❤️🫁 with the THIN PHYSIQUE!! )
✅ * Crackles, WHEEZES
✅ * PROLONGED EXPIRATION
✅ * OBESE — 230Lbs — 198Lbs⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

MORE EMPHYSEMA
✅ * LESS MUSCLE MASS
✅ * HYPERINFLATION
✅ * MORE DYSPNOEA
✅ * DECREASED EXERCISE CAPACITY
SYMPTOMS
✅ * DYSPNEA
✅ * MIINIMAL COUGH
✅ * INCREASED MINUTE VENTILATION
✅ * PINK SKIN , PURSED - LIP BREATHING
✅ * HYPERINFLATION, BARREL CHEST
✅ * DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS

COMPLICATIONS
❤️🫁 * WEIGHT LOSS Due to WORK of BREATHING

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❤️🫁 MORE EMPHYSEMA 🫁❤️

✅ * HIGHER BODY MASS INDEX
✅ * MORE METABOLIC CO - MORBIDITIES
⁉️ * Cardiac Compromise
✅ * OSA - COPD OVERLAP
✅ * Crackles, WHEEZES
✅ * PROLONGED EXPIRATION
✅ * OBESE
COMPLICATIONS
❤️🫁 * Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Reacrive
Vasoconstriction from Hypoxemia

SYMPTOMS
❤️🫁 * Chronic * Productive Cough
❤️🫁 * PURULENT SPUTUM.
( My Late MOM had this, but, L👁👁KED the Part of MORE EMPHYSEMA with the THIN PHYSIQUE!! )

✅ * LESS MUSCLE MASS
✅ * HYPERINFLATION
⁉️ * Low Diffusion Capacity for CO
✅ * MORE DYSPNOEA
✅ * DECREASED EXERCISE CAPACITY
✅ * PINK SKIN PURSED - LIP BREATHING
❤️🫁 * ACCESSORY MUSCLE USE
✅ * WORST HEALTH STATUS
✅ * HYPERINFLATION, BARREL CHEST
✅ * DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS

COMPLICATIONS
❤️🫁 * PNEUMOTHORAX Dur to BULLAE
❤️🫁 * WEIGHT LOSS Due to WORK of BREATHING

Would this CLEARLY EXPAIN the COPD / EMPHYSEMA CONNECTION or CONFUSE the issue?!
1. hite1955 Member
  @CopdGirl thankYou
hite1955 Member
What do some of These CHRONIC BRONCHITIS / EMPHYSEMA TRAITS Mean in Common Man Language?!? ,
1. Melissa.Arnold Community Admin
  that is definitely a lot to deal with but you bring so much positivity and energy to the community! I wanted to let you know that we also have websites for sleep apnea and diabetes, if you want to visit them as well.
  
  www.sleep-disorders.net
  www.type2diabetes.com
  
  Enjoy! 😀 -Melissa, copd.net team
2. hite1955 Member
  I am on BOTH www.type2diabetes.com and www.sleep-disorders.net as HITE1955, as well
hite1955 Member
and have:
HIGHER BODY MASS INDEX 2: CO -MORIBIDITIES ( DIABETES and HIGH PRESSURE … )
3: OSA - COPD OVERLAP --
🫁 * SEVERE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP💤💤APNOEA—
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
✅ResMed®️ VPAPAutoSet®️ S9 S:
*Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI): 131 — 136
* INSPIRATORY POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE ( IPAP): cm H2O: 8
* EXPIRATORY POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE (EPAP): cm H2O: 4
4: Crackles, WHEEZES

5: PROLONGED EXPIRATION ( ⁉️⁉️)
6: OBESE — 230Lbs — 198Lbs⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
7: LESS MUSCLE MASS

8: HYPERINFLATION ( NOT 💯 % Sure! )
9: DECREASED EXERCISE CAPACITY

( Tire EASILY )
10: MINIMAL COUGH ( DRY PERSISTENT, Sometimes ♥️PRODUCTIVE WET “ GRAMPA SHOCK “ Cough♥️ — Preferred!! )
11: INCREASED MINUTE VENTILATION ( NOT 💯 % Sure )
12: PINK SKIN , PURSED - LIP BREATHING
13: HYPERINFLATION, BARREL CHEST ( NOT 💯 % Sure I have GRADUATED to the “ BARRELCHEST “ Class yet ⁉️⁉️
14: DECREASED BREATH SOUNDS
15: 🫁 * WEIGHT LOSS Due to WORK of BREATHING ( I Want to WEIGH MUCH LESS Than 160Lbs at 5’; 3” — 5’; 4 1/2” TALL!! )
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prolonged expiration