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Spitting Excess Colorless Sputum. Breathlessness, Using Inhaler. Have COPD. Treatment?

My father aged 54 suffers from copd .He has been spitting out excess colourless sputum for the past 7 days.His breathlessness has also increased.His sputum production with cough is mainly at midnight.He eats well ,no loss of appetite.He is not on antibiotics.He only uses inhaler daily.Please suggest suitable treatment sir.
Fri, 21 Sep 2012
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Your mother is suffering from COPD and the symptoms of your mother is suggestive of acute exacerbation of COPD.
In COPD patients acute exacerbation is diagnosed by increase in amount of sputum and change in colour; increase in breathlessness and cough. Fever may be associated. In COPD patients exacerbation is usually caused due to lung infection. Consult a pulmonologist immediately otherwise the condition may get worse. In my patients with COPD I always make them vaccinated with Influenza vaccine yearly and with pneumococcal vaccine every 5 year.
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Spitting Excess Colorless Sputum. Breathlessness, Using Inhaler. Have COPD. Treatment?

Hi Your mother is suffering from COPD and the symptoms of your mother is suggestive of acute exacerbation of COPD. In COPD patients acute exacerbation is diagnosed by increase in amount of sputum and change in colour; increase in breathlessness and cough. Fever may be associated. In COPD patients exacerbation is usually caused due to lung infection. Consult a pulmonologist immediately otherwise the condition may get worse. In my patients with COPD I always make them vaccinated with Influenza vaccine yearly and with pneumococcal vaccine every 5 year.