CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE RESPIRTORY DEPARTMENT RENJI HOSPITAL DEFINITION OF COPD  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease state characterized by air.

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Transcript CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE RESPIRTORY DEPARTMENT RENJI HOSPITAL DEFINITION OF COPD  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable disease state characterized by air.

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE
PULMONARY DISEASE
RESPIRTORY DEPARTMENT
RENJI HOSPITAL
DEFINITION OF COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) is a preventable and treatable
disease state characterized by air flow
limitation that is not fully reversible.

Air flow limitation is usually progressive
and is associated with an abnormal
inflammatory response of lungs to
noxious particles or gases,primarily
caused by cigarette smoking.
Component of COPD


The definition Include chronic
bronchitis ,emphysema with airflow
limitation.
The definition exclude other causes of
chronic airflow obstruction such as
Pulmonary cystic fibrosis , diffuse
panbronchiolitis and bronchiectasis etc.
COPD
Component part :
Process of copd
Chronic Bronchitis
慢性支气管炎
Obstructive emphysema 阻塞性肺气肿

COPD
airflow limitation
Pulmonary artery hypertension 肺动脉高压
Col pulmonal heart disease
肺心病
Chronic Bronchitis
Chronic Bronchitis
 Chronic
bronchitis is defined
clinically as the presence of a
cough productive of sputum not
attributable to other causes on
most days for at least 3 months
over 2 consecutive years.
 Clinical and epidemiological term
Chronic Bronchitis
 Chronic
nonspecific inflammation
 Symptoms of cough and sputum
production with or without gasping
 Recurrent attacks
 Chronic proceeding
Classification of Chronic Bronchitis
Simple type
of Chronic
Bronchitis
(without
gasping)
Chronic
Bronchitis
with
gasping
Cough
Sputum expectoration
Cough
Sputum expectoration
Gasping
Stages of Chronic Bronchitis
Stages
Time Courses
Exacerbation
In a week
Chronic lag
phase
One month or longer
stable
Lasts for two months
Diagnosis of chronic bronchitis
 Cough
& Sputum expectoration &
Gasping
 Three months /per year or longer
 Continuously longer than two years
 Exclude other lung and heart disease
If shorter than three months /per year
then definite objective evidences are
demanded (such as X-Ray and lung
function et al.)to diagnose.
Obstructive Emphysema
Definition of Emphysema
 Pulmonary
emphysema
(a pathological term)
is characterized by abnormal,permanent
enlargement of air spaces distal to the
terminal bronchioles ,accompanied by
destruction of their walls and
hyperdistension leading to reduction in
lung elastics recoil and airway obstruction.
Classification of Emphysema
Obstructive Emphysema
senile
Emphysema emphysema(Physiological)
without
Interstitial Emphysema
Obstruction
Compensating Emphysema
Scarred Emphysema
Risk factor for COPD
Genes
Exposure to particles
• Tobacco smoke
• Occupational dusts, organic and inorganic
• Indoor air pollution from heating and cooking with biomass in poorly vented
dwellings
• Outdoor air pollution
Lung Growth and Development
Oxidative stress
Gender/ Age/ Respiratory infections /Socioeconomic status
Nutrition
Comorbidities
Pathogenesis of COPD
Pathogenesis
The inflammation in the respiratory tract of COPD patients
appears to be an amplification of the normal inflammatory
response of the respiratory tract to chronic irritants such as
cigarette smoke.
Inflammatory Cells
Involve neutrophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes. These cells
release inflammatory mediators and interact with structural cells in
the airways and lung parenchyma.
Inflammatory Mediators
The inflammatory mediators attract inflammatory cells from the
circulation (chemotactic factors), amplify the inflammatory process
(proinflammatory cytokines), and induce structural changes (growth
factors).
Oxidative Stress
Oxidative stress may be an important amplifying
mechanism in COPD. Oxidants are generated by cigarette
smoke and other inhaled particulates, and released from
activated inflammatory cells such as macrophages and
neutrophils.
Protease-Antiprotease Imbalance
Protease-mediated destruction of elastin, a major connective tissue
component in lung parenchyma, is an important feature of
emphysema and is likely to be irreversible.
Difference in inflammation between
COPD and asthma
Although both COPD and asthma are associated
with chronic inflammation of the respiratory tract,
there are marked differences in the inflammatory
cells and mediators involved in the two diseases,
which in turn account for differences in
physiological effects, symptoms, and response to
therapy .
ASTHMA
COPD
致敏介质
有害介质
COPD 气道炎症 CD8+ T-淋巴细胞
巨噬细胞 中性粒细胞
哮喘气道炎症
CD4+ T-淋巴细胞
嗜酸性细胞
完全可逆
气流受限
完全不可逆
Pathology
Pathological changes characteristic of COPD are found in
the proximal airways,
peripheral airways,
lung parenchyma,
and pulmonary vasculature.
These changes include chronic inflammation, and
structural changes .
•Proximal airways (trachea, bronchi > 2 mm internal
diameter)
Goblet cells, enlarged submucosal glands (both
leading to mucus hypersecretion), squamous metaplasia
of epithelium
•Peripheral airways (bronchioles < 2mm i.d.)
Airway wall thickening, peribronchial fibrosis, luminal
inflammatory exudate, airway narrowing (obstructive
bronchiolitis)
Increased inflammatory response and exudate
correlated with disease severity.
•Lung parenchyma (respiratory bronchioles and
alveoli)
Alveolar wall destruction, apoptosis of epithelial
and endothelial cells.
• Centrilobular emphysema: dilatation and
destruction of respiratory bronchioles; most
commonly seen in smokers
• Panacinar emphysema: destruction of alveolar
sacs as well as respiratory bronchioles; most
commonly seen in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
Normal distal lung acinus
Centriacinar(centrilobular) emphysema
Panacinar emphysema
•Pulmonary vasculature
Thickening of intima, endothelial cell
dysfunction,
smooth muscle
pulmonary hypertension.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Airflow Limitation and Air Trapping
•The inflammation, fibrosis, and luminal exudates in small
airways is correlated with the reduction in FEV1and
FEV1/FVC ratio.
•The peripheral airway obstruction traps air during
expiration,resulting in hyperinflation.
•Emphysema is more associated with gas exchange
abnormalities than with reduced FEV1.
炎症
小气道疾病:
肺实质破坏:
气道炎症
气道重塑
失去肺泡支撑
弹性回缩降低
气流受限
Gas Exchange Abnormalities
VA/Q imbalance
Reduced pulmonary vascular bed
Mucus Hypersecretion
Pulmonary Hypertension
•Hypoxic vasoconstriction of small pulmonary arteries
eventually result in structural changes that include intimal
hyperplasia and later smooth muscle hypertrophy/hyperplasia.
•The loss of the pulmonary capillary bed in emphysema may
also contribute to increased pressure in the pulmonary
circulation.
•Progressive pulmonary hypertension may lead to right
ventricular hypertrophy and eventually to right-side cardiac
failure (cor pulmonale).
Systemic features
They have a major impact on survival and comorbid
diseases.
•Cachexia
• a loss of skeletal muscle mass and weakness
•increased likeliness of having osteoporosis, depression
and chronic anemia.
•Increased concentrations of inflammatory mediators,
including TNF-, IL-6, and oxygen-derived free radicals,
• There is an increase in the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Clinical Manifestation
History :

History of exposure to risk factors,
Tobacco smoke.
Occupational dusts and chemicals
Smoke from home cooking and heating fuels.
 Age
of onset :After middle age
 Season:winter
Clinical Manifestation
Symptoms:
 Gradually
progressive dyspnea is
the most common presenting
character.
Dyspnea that is:
Progressive (worsens over time)
Usually worse with exercise
Persistent (present every day)
Described by the patient as an “increased effort
to breathe,”“heaviness,” “air hunger,” or
“gasping.”
•Chronic Cough
May be intermittent and may be unproductive.
•Chronic sputum production:
Recurrent
respiratory infection
Recurrent
attacks leading to cor pulmonal
heart disease
Unexpected
Decreased
weigh loss
food appetite
Physical Signs:
 Earlier
period:Minimal/Nonspecific signs
 Advanced Stage:
*Inspection:
Barrel-shaped chest ,
accessory respiratory muscle participate ,
prolonged expiration during quiet breathing.
*Palpation:
Weakened fremitus vocalis
Clinical Manifestation
*Percussion :
Hyperresonant
depressed diaphragm,
dimination of the area of absolute cardiac dullness.
*Auscultation:
Prolonged expiration ;
reduced breath sounds;
The presence of wheezing during quiet breathing
Crackle can be heard if infection exist.
The heart sounds are best heard over the xiphoid area.
Auxillary Examination
Chronic bronchitis

Chest
Radiograph(X-Ray)
Non apparent
abnormality
Or thickened and
increased of the
lung markings are
noted.
Auxiliary Examination
Chest X-Ray --emphysema
 Chest
findings are also varible.
 Marked over inflation is noted with
flattend and low diaphragm
 Intercostal space becomes widen
 A horizontal pattern of ribs
 A long thin heart shadow
 Decreased markings of lung peripheral
vessels
Chest X-Ray
Auxiliary Examination
Pulmonary function Test
 Determination
of a forced vital capacity
and FEV1is necessary for the diagnosis
and assessment of the severity of the
disease and helpful in following its
progress.
 FEV1 /FVC is the best index of airflow
obstruction。
Auxiliary Examination
Pulmonary function Test
diagnostic criteria
A post-bronchodilator
 (FEV1)/forced vital capacity(FVC) ≤70%
confirm the presence of airflow limitation that is
not fully reversible.
 FEV1 %pred is used for evaluation of the
severity of pulmonary function status.
The FEV1 and the FEV1/FVC ratio fall
progressively as the severity of COPD increases.
Pulmonary function Test
Elevations of total lung capacity (TLC)
Functional reserve capacity(FRC)
Residual volume(RV)
RV/TLC>40% for emphysema
Vital capacity (VC)
Peak expiratory flow(PEF)
spirometric classification of COPD
FEV1/FVC
mild
<70%
moderate
<70%
severe disease <70%
Very severe
< 70%
FEV1%pred
≥80%
50~80%
30~50%
≤ 30%or<50%
following with respiratory failure
& right heart failure
Auxiliary Examination
CT(Computed
tomography) :
greater sensitivity and specificity for
emphysema than CXR , especially
for the diagnosis of bronchiectasis
and evaluation of bullous disease
Computed Tomography
Labortory Examination


Blood examination
In excerbation or acute infection in airway,
leucocytosis may be detected.
Sputum examination
肺炎链球菌 streptococcus pneumonia
流感嗜血杆菌 Haemophilus influenzae
卡他莫拉菌 Moraxella catarrhalis
肺炎克雷白杆菌 klebsiella pneumonia
Auxiliary Examination
Blood gas analysis:
Arterial blood gas analysis may reveal
hypoxemia,particularly advanced
disease.
In patients with severe hypoxemia ,CO2
retention,it shows low arterial PO2 and
high arterial PCO2.
Diagnosis of COPD



Clinical manifestation
Auxiliary examinations
Significant importance of Pulmonary function test
Spirometry should be obtained in all
patients with :


Exposure to cigarettes ;
Environmental or occupational pollutants;
presence of cough ,sputum production or dyspnea
Stage:

Exacerbation:
Gradually progressive
Cough and sputum
&
Dyspnea and gasping
Increased
purulence sputum
followed by recurrent
respiratory infection.

Stable :
Stable systoms of
Cough and sputum
,gasping and dyspnea
are alleviated.
Differential Diagnosis of COPD
Suggestive features
Diagnosis
1. Mid-life onset
 COPD 2. Slowly progressing symptoms
3. Long history of smoking
4.Dyspnea during exercise
5.largely irreversible airflow limitation

Asthma 1.Early onset
2. Symptoms vary from day to day
---哮喘
3. Symptoms at the night/early morning
4. A family history
5. Airflow limitation that is largely reversible
6.largely reversible airflow limitation
7.Allergy,rhinitis,eczema
Differential Diagnosis of COPD
Suggestive features
Diagnosis
Pulmonary carcinoma  Commonly occurs in patients
- --肺癌
over 40 years old

with cigarette smoking.
 Obvious radiological abnormality

Tuberculosis
---肺结核



Onset at all ages
Tuberculosis toxic syndrome
Lung infiltrate on chest
radiography
Microbiological confirmation
Sputum examination of positive TB
bacterium can confirms the diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of COPD
Diagnosis
Suggestive features
 Bronchiect 1. Large volume of purulent sputum
asis—
2. Commonly associated with bacterial
infection
支扩
3. Coarse crack/clubbing on
auscultation
4. Bronchial dilation and bronchial
wall thickening on X-ray /CT

Nonobstructivee
mphysema
pulmonary function tests
Complication
•chronic respiratory failure
•Pneumothorax
•Chronic pulmonary heart disease
TREATMENT
Aim
Based on the principles of
 prevention of further progress of
disease
 preservation and enhancement of
pulmonary functional capacity
 avoidance of exacerbations in order to
improve the quality of life.
TREATMENT
 Stop
smoking
 Avoid environment pollution
 Antibiotic therapy
 Bronchodilators
 Glucocorticoids
 Expectorant
 Respiratory stimulant
 Oxygen therapy
 Rehabilitation care
 Lung volume reduction surgery
stable COPD(I):
avoid risk factors
 Education
and smoking cessation
Smoking cessation has the greatest
capacity to influence the natural
history of COPD.
 Control
the occupational and
environmental pollution
stable COPD(II):
Drug therapy:

Prevent and control symptoms ,

increase exercise capacity,

reduce the frequency and severity
of exacerbations ,

improve health status.
Drug Therapy
1.Bronchodilators—支气管舒张剂
Bronchodilators are central to the symptomatic
management of COPD.

improve emptying of the lungs,reduce
dynamic hyperinflation and improve
exercise performance .
Drug Therapy
Bronchodilators
Three major classes of bronchodilators:
 β2
- agonists:
Short acting: salbutamol & terbutaline
Long acting :Salmeterol & formoterol
 Anticholinergic agents:
Ipratropium,tiotropium
 Theophylline (a weak bronchodilator,
which may have some anti-inflammatory
properties)
Drug Therapy
2.Glucocorticoids
 Regular
treatment with inhaled
glucocorticoids is appropriate for
symptomatic patients with
anFEV1<50%pred and repeated
exacerbations.
 Chronic treatment with systemic
glucocorticoids should be avoided
because of an unfavorable benefit-torisk ratio.
3. COMBINATION THERAPY
Combination therapy of long acting
ß2-agonists and inhaled
corticosteroids show a significant
additional effect on pulmonary
function and a reduction in
symptoms.
Mainly in patients with an FEV1<50%pred
Drug Therapy
4.Others:
 Antioxidant agents---抗氧化剂
 Immunoregulators---免疫调节剂
 Vaccine---疫苗
 Traditional Chinese medicine---中医中药
 Alpha-1 antitrypsin augmentation
 Mucolytic(mucokinetic,mucoregulator)
agents
 Antitussives
Oxygen Therapy
 Oxygen
--
>15 h /d
Long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT)
improves survival,exercise,sleep and
cognitive performance in patients
with respiratory failure.
The therapeutic goal is to maintain
SaO2 ≥ 90% and PaO2 ≥ 60mmHg at
sea level and rest .
Long-term Oxygen therapy
LTOT
Indication:

For patients with a
PaO2 ≤ 55 mmHg or SaO2≤88% ,
with or without hypercapnia

For patients with a
PaO2 of 55~70(60)mmHg or SaO2≤89%
as well as pulmonary hypertension / heart
failure / polycythemia (hematocrit >55%)
Pulmonary
rehabilitation
Nutrition
Surgery:
Bullectomy
Lung volume reduction surgery(肺减容)
Lung transplantation (肺移植)
Manage exacerbation
 Identify
the cause of exacerbation:
Virus or Bacteria or Other uncertain
reasons
 Assessment
of severity:
The proceeding history and disease must
be considered and comparison is very
important.
Oxygen therapy
Controlled oxygen therapy.
Supplemental oxygen should be titrated to improve the
patient’s hypoxemia. Adequate levels of oxygenation
(PaO2 > 8.0 kPa, 60 mm Hg, or SaO2 > 90%) are easy
to achieve in uncomplicated exacerbations, but CO2
retention can occur insidiously with little change in
symptoms. Once oxygen is started, arterial rrr blood
gases should be checked 30-60 minutes later to
ensure satisfactory oxygenation without CO2 retention
or acidosis.
Bronchodilators :
Increase dose and times properly
Atomization and inhalation
Glucocorticoids:
Oral or intravenous glucocorticosteroids
are recommended. Thirty to 40 mg of oral
prednisolone daily for 7-10 days is effective
and safe.
Antibiotics
Respiratory infection is the usual
predisposing factor.
It is advocated to select antibiotics
according to culture of sputum and drugsensitivity test.
Mechanical Ventilation
Noninvasive
Invasive
Others:
mechanical ventilation
mechanical ventilation
Chronic Pulmonary Heart Disease
Respiratory Department
Renji Hospital
DEFINITIONS
 Enlargement
of the right ventricle (RV)
due to pulmonary artery hypertension
which arises from structural or functional
abnormalities of the lungs, chest
wall ,vascular.
RV FAILURE
 Cor
pulmonale may be
acute or chronic.
The most common cause of acute cor pulmonale
--- thromembolism
The most common cause of chronic cor pulmonale
---copd
Bronchial pulmonary diseases:
The main diseases : chronic bronchitis,
copd,(80%~90%)
Others: asthma, bronchiectasis,
pulmonary fibrosis,sarcoidosis
Severe thoracic deformity:
cause compression of the lung
Pulmonary vascular diseases:
primary pulmonary hypertention;
pulmonary embolism
Neuromuscular disorder
PATHOLOGY
 Primary
lung :
Chronic bronchitis & pulmonary emphysema
 Pulmonary
vessel :
1. Stenosis of pulmonary artery & thicken of
the vessel wall
2. Loss and fracture of the alveolar capillary
3. Distortion of the pulmonary vascular bed
PATHOLOGY
 Heart
:
Increase of the heart weight
Thicken of the heart muscle
The enlarged right ventricle
肺心病:右心壁增厚,右心腔扩张
Cor pulmonale
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
•Pulmonary arterial hypertension—肺动脉高压
1. Structural
Smooth muscular thickening
of the smaller arteries
Anatomic reduction of the vascular bed
Pulmonary vascular remodeling--肺血管重建
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
•Pulmonary arterial hypertension
2. Functional
Pulmonary vasoconstriction secondary to
alveolar hypoxia, acidosis, and hypercapnia.
1.humoral factor—体液因素
2.tissue factor---组织因素
3.nerve factor---神经因素
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
3. The increase of pulmonary blood flow ,
blood volume and blood viscosity。
(caused by polycythemia secondary to
hypoxia.)
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Failure of right ventricle:
 Pulmonary hypertension
 Myocardial anoxia
 Repeatedly pulmonary infection :
effect of bacterial toxin to the heart
 Acid base disorder :
arrhythmia
Clinical Manifestation
• Historial information varies with
the underlying etiology.
For COPD patient
• Productive cough and dyspnea, wheezing
• Breathlessness limits the patient's ability .
• Dyspnea and cardiopalmus after movement
•A history of emergency hospital admissions because of
respiratory infection.
•Dyspnea on exertion is the most common
presenting manifestation of pulmonary
hypertension.
Clinical Manifestation
Physical examination
 Compensation period :
For copd
Pulmonary arterial hypertension signs
(S3) and a systolic murmur of tricuspid
regurgitant
P2>A2
a right ventricular parasternale impulse
Clinical Manifestation
.Decompensation
Physical
period
examination
Respiratory failure
Respiratory infection is the usual predisposing factor .
Clinical manifestation hypercapnia and hypoxia :
Such as dyspnea,cyanosis,increase in heart rate,peripheral
venous dilation.
Sweaty and nero-psychiatric symptoms ( headaches,
letharfy,exciation,delirium,tremor,tic,papilloedema,etc).
Clinical Manifestation
Physical
examination
Right ventricular failure
Tachynea,
elevated jugular venous pressure,
right ventricular parasternum impulse
hepatomegaly,
peripheral edema
positive hepatojugular reflux
total cardia failure with arrhythmia
X-Ray Diagnostic Criteria
(I) Distension of the low right pulmonary artery
trunk:

Diameter transversa >15mm

Or diameter transversa (right hyoppulmonary artery /trachea) >1.07

Or widen >2mm(compare to the
primary right pulmonary artery trunk)
(II) Midrange projecture of pulmonary artery trunk
or the altitude ≥3mm
X-Ray Diagnostic Criteria
(III) Significant projecture of the conus
portion ≥7mm
(IV) Enlargement of the main pulmonary
artery,rapid tapering of pulmonary arterial branches
toward lung periphery
(V)
Right ventricle enlarged
Various pulmonary parenchymal,pleural,and/or thoracic
abnormalities dependent on underlying etiology of cor
pulmonale.

One item can be diagnosed.
Electrocardiogram Diagnostic
Criteria
Main Conditions:
 Mean QRS axis >十90。
 Vl R/S≥1
 Marked clockwise rotation of the electric
axis(V5 R/S ≤ 1)
 P-pulmonary pattern (an increase in P-wave
amplitude )
 RV1十SV5>1.05mV
 aVR R/S or R/Q≥1 (except for myocardial
infarction)
 V1-3 :QS、Qr、qr pattern
Electrocardiogram Diagnostic
Criteria
Secondary Conditions:
 Low-voltage ORS in Limb lead
 Right bundle-branch block (Incomplete or
rarely complete)
One item in main condition can be diagnosed;
Two or more than two items in secondary
condition is to suspect.
Echocardiogram Diagnostic
Criteria
Main Conditons(I)
 Internal diameter of right ventricular outflow
tract ≥30mm
 Right ventricular internal dimension ≥ 20mm
 The thickeness of right ventricular anterior wall ≥
5.0mm
 Left/right ventricular internal dimension <2
Echocardiogram Diagnostic
Criteria
Main Conditons(II)
 Internal dimension of
right pulmonary
artery ≥ 18mm or pulmonary artery trunk ≥
20mm
 Right ventricular outflow tract/internal
dimension of left atrium >1.4
 Pulmonary artery hypertension signs(low awave <2mm) or midsystolic closure
Echocardiogram Diagnostic
Criteria
Reference conditions:
Interventricular septal thickness ≥ 12mm
Pulsation altitude <5mm or paradoxical motion
 Right atrium enlarged ≥ 25mm
 Curve DE EF of anterior tricuspid leaflet
accelerate;
E-peak sharp ;AC period prolong .
 Low curve amplitude of anterior leaflet of mitral
valve ,CE<18mm;CD section slowly upgrade and
prolong as horizontal position;EF rate of decay <
90mm/s

Echocardiogram Diagnostic
Criteria
Notice:
 The diagnostic criteria is only fit for the
Detection Position of praecordium
 Patient who has lung or chest
disease,could be diagnosed if he or
she has two items above
(including one main condition at
least)
Auxiliary Examination
echocardiogram
Arterial blood gases
Analysis of blood
Diagnosis
 Chronic
respiratory disease or
thoracic cage disease:
 Pulmonary arterial
hypertension
 Right ventricular hypertrophy or dilatation
 Right heart insufficienacy
 Other reason heart diseases must be ruled
out
Differential Diagnosis

Coronary artery disease: ---冠心病
Angina cordis, Myocardial infarction history &
Left ventricular hypertrophy (EKG)
 Rheumatic heart disease:---风湿性心脏病
History & echocardiogram
 Myocardial disease: ---原发性心肌病
Without chronic respiratory disease
Echocardiogram
The total heart enlarged
Complication:
•Pulmonary encephalopathy
•Acid-base disorder and electrolyte disturbances
•Shock
•DIC
•Arrhythmia
•Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Treatment
Acute exacerbation period
 Antibiotics
 Respiratory insufficiency therapy:
* Airway Management
(Oxygen,Bronchidilator ,secretion clean)
*Respiratory stimulant
*Mechanical ventilation
 Acid-base imbalance and electrolyte disturbance
Treatment(I)
Acute exacerbation period

Therapeutic principle of heart failure:
*Antibiotics: most important
*Oxygen :
low concentration and careful administration are
essential to avoid depressing respiratory drive and
causing hypercapnea.
* Bronchodilator:
can reduce the effort of breathing and decrease dyspnea.
beta-adrenergic stimulants, theophylline compounds
Treatment(II)
*Diuretic
agent:
low dose ,short course
*Cardiant:
Low dose,fast effect, quick metabolism
Hypoxemia,acidosis and catecholamine excess
can increase the adverse effects of digitalis.
indications:
• left heart failure;
• Infection has been controlled and diuretic agent
has been used,heart failure still exist;
• Right heart failure without severe infection;
•Cardiac arrhythmia
Vasodilating agent:
Control the arhythmia:
Corticosteroids:
The value is depend on the likely responsiveness of
the underlying ventilatory functional abnormality.
Others:
prevent complication
Treatment(III)
Compensation:
Breath training
Elevate the power of resistance:
Chinese medicine and immunoenhancer
Improve nutritional status
Home oxygen therapy
Long term oxygen therapy is indicated for patients
with persistent arterial hypoxemia at rest or after
exercise (arterial oxygen tension consistently
below 55mmHg while breathing room air.
Treatment
Preventive measure:
 Prevent
respiratory infection
 Physical exercise
 Environmental health
 Stop smoking
 Lung function monitoring