[bit.ly/askdrkaushalbhavsar I have been following your instructions for 9 days - Symbicort - 20 min later Pulmicort Flexhaler - 2X daily. My breathing is getting worse and I am having more episodes which take longer to... View answer

My husband has moderate/severe COPD and alcohol issues (35-40 years binge drinking several times a ... fluids due to CHF or alcoholic cardiomyopathy or from the COPD? Additional info: patient lies to... View answer

calcification of aorta . I also have developed a severe copd issue, and cant seem to find doctor to help me. ... View answer

severe COPD (I have mod. COPD). Her mother passed at 86 from heart attack . Mom uses 2 inhalers but still ... View answer

If a patient is on bisoprolol fumarate for severe COPD but has a protracted problem with pleural effusion then is it safe or appropriate to abruptly cease administration of the medication or must the ... View answer

Hi. My husband has just been diagnosed with severe COPD. He is only 45 and does not smoke. He is overweight and has had a lap band. He has had problems the last few years with bronchitis. My question: He ... View answer

Hi my husband is 50 years old and has severe COPD,he has had many stays in hospital Inc 1 wk in ICU with a chest drain fitted.He has a 20 yr history of class A drug abuse,he is also a smoker of 30 yrs,he ... View answer

My mother had a new pacemaker put in (her 3rd) and she is 83, with COPD, and asthma. After the pacemaker was put in she experienced heart failure and severe COPD, after she had pneumonia. She is not ... View answer

mouth (in a more deliberate way), Does this sound like severe COPD? ...my mom has COPD, she takes a breathing treatment every morning, and is very susceptible to catching ... View answer

Hi, My father in law is 86 years old. He suffers from severe COPD and lately really bad anxiety. He s breathing good right now but he says he feels his heart beating really hard and a creepy crawly ... View answer