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Can Severe COPD Cause Breathing Problem?

my mom has COPD, she takes a breathing treatment every morning, and is very susceptible to catching colds, which really create worse breathing problems for her. It is normal for her to have to take some type of anti-biotic. She easily gets winded, and recently I've noticed her breathing more through her mouth (in a more deliberate way), Does this sound like severe COPD?
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Hi thanks for asking question.

Is she smoke? Taking alcohol?? Bluish discolouration over mucosa seen?? Edema present??

According to you history she has copd.Let me know you it is not curable disease except lung transplantation.
If bluish discolouration present cyanosis then condition worsening.Stop smoking.
If edema present there might be heart failure secondarily and severe form.

Here it seems severe stage.
Whenever difficult breath nebulization can taken by levosalbutamol .it will show dramatic temporary improvement.

If other symptoms of congestion present then decongestent taken.Antihistaminic drug also useful.steam inhalation good.

Get her chest x ray.

Meanwhile if any unusual symptoms present take her to near er urgently.

I am happy to help you further.
Dr.Parth goswami
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Can Severe COPD Cause Breathing Problem?

Hi thanks for asking question. Is she smoke? Taking alcohol?? Bluish discolouration over mucosa seen?? Edema present?? According to you history she has copd.Let me know you it is not curable disease except lung transplantation. If bluish discolouration present cyanosis then condition worsening.Stop smoking. If edema present there might be heart failure secondarily and severe form. Here it seems severe stage. Whenever difficult breath nebulization can taken by levosalbutamol .it will show dramatic temporary improvement. If other symptoms of congestion present then decongestent taken.Antihistaminic drug also useful.steam inhalation good. Get her chest x ray. Meanwhile if any unusual symptoms present take her to near er urgently. I am happy to help you further. Dr.Parth goswami