COPD and Nutrition
Proper nutrition, adequate protein is critical when treating COPD. A patient's husband is concerned about his wife's lack of energy after her COPD diagnosis.
His wife, a former smoker of over 50 years, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung scarring, but no cancer. She had respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and no longer experiences nicotine cravings.
She lies in bed day and night and only gets up to go to the bathroom. She walks 30 feet to the bathroom and gets out of breath.
Despite good vitals for an ex-smoker, oxygen therapy hasn't improved her oxygen level, which is 92%. The husband encourages her to do leg and arm exercises in bed, but she isn't doing them.
Symptoms of COPD
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Decreased ability to do usual activities
COPD is most often caused by smoking. The patient's husband is looking for ways to help his wife stop getting out of breath when walking to the bathroom.
Author's summary: COPD diagnosis requires proper nutrition and exercise.
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