Patient's question:
My father has been coughing up phlegm for the past two days and has been having some difficulty breathing. Upon careful examination, it was found to be chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. How should you alleviate it?Doctor's answer:
If chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reappears and cough with phlegm recurs, there needs to be the use of blood-cooling herbal medicine treatment, and there needs to be prevention of inflammation transmission to avoid a recurrence of fever. If breathing difficulties and severe tracheal pain reappear, there needs to be the use of corticosteroid and bronchodilator medications, and there needs to be prevention of cor pulmonale. It is recommended to use oxygen therapy in conjunction.