1MEDICAL Peer response onChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease(COPD) In this paragraph, I will be reviewing the discussion of my peer on the topic Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). With due respect, I would like to argue that the cognitive obstructive pulmonary disease is not similar to emphysema as being stated in my peer post. Instead, the term “Chronic Obstructive pulmonary Disease” is referred to an umbrella term used for describing progressive lung diseases that includes chronic bronchitis, refractory asthma as well as Emphysema (McCarthy et al., 2015). Emphysma is the result of damage in alveoli sacs of the lungs. In thi disease, the wall inside the alveoli disappear which in converts the small sacs into larger, single one. As a result of this, less oxygen is absorbed in the lungs (Puhan et al., 2016). I agreed to the fact that COPD is the third highest causation of death amongst chronic disease in United Kingdom. The mentioned disease is characterized by increment in the issue of breathlessness. According to researchers, COPD is defined as a progressive as well as currently incurable disease. However with right diagnosis as well as treatment, there are a good number of things that can be performed to manage both COPD as well as breathe better. Several numbers of individuals is leaving a prolonged life even after suffering from COPD. Another argue that I would like to raise is about the capability of the patients to deal with high flow oxygen due to hypercapnia. According to my peer, patients can be given various drug therapies nebulisers as well as inhalers. However as per my opinion, a good number of patients faces difficulties while dealing with high flow oxygen given during hypercapnia. Apart from the two mentioned disagreement, I do agree with all the factors hat has been discussed by my peer.
2MEDICAL Reference List McCarthy, B., Casey, D., Devane, D., Murphy, K., Murphy, E., & Lacasse, Y. (2015). Pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Cochrane database ofsystematicreviews,(2).Retrievedfrom: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2ac8/0f9ff7952cae2b3fb1fb7516ae50898b5ab5.pdf Puhan, M. A., Gimeno‐Santos, E., Cates, C. J., & Troosters, T. (2016). Pulmonary rehabilitation following exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Cochrane Database of SystematicReviews,(12).Retrievedfrom: http://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/108518/1/Puhan_et_al-2016-The_Cochrane_Library.pdf