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Have Difficulty Breathing, Phlegm, Have COPD, CHF, Carotid Artery Disease, Relief Vicks Inhaler, Senile
My mother is 82 with severe copd, chf & carotid artery disease with the right 100% blocked and the left 50% blocked. Last night she was having a more difficult time breathing than usual, complained of more phlegm and felt like she might choke. She has been using a Vicks inhaler which seems to help some, but I was wondering, short of taking her to the ER, if there is anything else I could do to help her breathe easier? We have been told that her time is limited and my concern is her comfort.
Fri, 26 Apr 2013
Dear Friend
thanks for writing to us.
i understand your concern for your mother.
There are a number of therapies which can be tried in such a situation but mind it they are not a substitute of an examination by a clinician in ER and therapy given as guided by examination of patient. i would like you to consult your physician who is looking after her about these therapies before trying it at home. She can be given plain steam/ inhalational mucolytic like acetyl cysteine/ inhalational fast acting bronchodilators through nebulizer. i am not telling you the exact drug names as i sincerely wish you to consult her physician before trying them.
hope you understand my intent.
sincerely
sukhvinder singh
thanks for writing to us.
i understand your concern for your mother.
There are a number of therapies which can be tried in such a situation but mind it they are not a substitute of an examination by a clinician in ER and therapy given as guided by examination of patient. i would like you to consult your physician who is looking after her about these therapies before trying it at home. She can be given plain steam/ inhalational mucolytic like acetyl cysteine/ inhalational fast acting bronchodilators through nebulizer. i am not telling you the exact drug names as i sincerely wish you to consult her physician before trying them.
hope you understand my intent.
sincerely
sukhvinder singh
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