Patient's question:
Recently, I've been feeling headaches and discomfort, so I took the opportunity during my break to go to the hospital for a full-body check-up. The doctor said it's pulmonary encephalopathy. I've never even heard of that before. I want to ask everyone, what is pulmonary encephalopathy? How can it be relieved? Is it possible to be completely cured?Doctor's answer:
According to the situation you described, this 46-year-old male patient is likely to have a serious lung disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this case, it is easy for carbon dioxide to accumulate in the body. Then, carbon dioxide enters our brain, causing blood vessels in the brain to dilate, increasing intracranial pressure, and leading to headaches in the patient. In clinical diagnosis, not only is pulmonary encephalopathy common, but hepatic encephalopathy is also quite common.