Is genetic COPD treatment different from any other COPD?
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Is genetic COPD treatment different from any other COPD? What is the purpose for the testing?
Leon Lebowitz, RRT Member
Hi Lazy T and thanks for your posted inquiry. Although we are unable to provide medical advice or diagnostics over the internet (for your own safety), your concern certainly warrants a comment. In the most general of terms, the symptoms of COPD are treated the same, regardless of the etiology.
The testing (for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency) is just that, to determine if the person being tested has a genetic predisposition for the disease.
I hope this brief reply provides some insight for your question.