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Can A Person With Copd And Emphysema Breath On Its Own?

my sister has copd and emphasima on her way to the doctor she collapsed and her heart stopped it took 7 min.to start her heart. all the tests are showing no brain damage but when they reduce her medication dopamine for b.p. and propofol to keep her in a comma state when they lowered the med. doses she had a seizure will she ever be able to breath on her own again
Tue, 4 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
The gap of 7 minutes to achieve heart function is too crucial. And brain damage is definitely there as time is 7 minutes.
In body ,brain regulates everything. Blood pressure, heart rate, breathing etc.
So I think your sister is having hypoxic brain damage as in that 7 minutes, blood supply of brain might be zero and so thete may be brain damage.
other evidences which favours brain damage are
1. Seizure episodes if we decreade propofol
2. Fall in BP aswe decrease dopamin.
So better to get done EEG (Electro Enceohalo Gram) and CNC examination.
If EEG is not showing any brain activity thsn chances of survival are very very low.
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Can A Person With Copd And Emphysema Breath On Its Own?

Thanks for your question on HCM. The gap of 7 minutes to achieve heart function is too crucial. And brain damage is definitely there as time is 7 minutes. In body ,brain regulates everything. Blood pressure, heart rate, breathing etc. So I think your sister is having hypoxic brain damage as in that 7 minutes, blood supply of brain might be zero and so thete may be brain damage. other evidences which favours brain damage are 1. Seizure episodes if we decreade propofol 2. Fall in BP aswe decrease dopamin. So better to get done EEG (Electro Enceohalo Gram) and CNC examination. If EEG is not showing any brain activity thsn chances of survival are very very low.