I'm really worried because I've been dealing with COPD for about 10 years, and I get asthma attacks whenever I physically exert myself. I use the Seroflo 250 inhaler all the time, but I'm wondering if there's any stem cell therapy available as a treatment for COPD. Can you provide any insight or advice on that?

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Dr Dr Khaleel Ur Rahim

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COPD is permanent damage to lungs,it is irreversible but wit medcines you can slow down the progression of the disease,visit Pulmonologist for appropriate treatment and openion on stem cell therapy

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I've been dealing with asthma for about 2 years now and recently I've started feeling chest and back pain when I take a deep breath. It's strange because I'm not having any other symptoms and my treatment seems to be going well. I even had a chest x-ray and it didn't show anything unusual. I just can't figure out why this pain happens with deep breaths. Any ideas on what could be causing this?

because of inflammation of airways,take proper treatment of asthma. steam inhalation

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I'm a bit worried because I had COVID about three weeks ago, and my doctor suggested spirometry exercises for my lungs. But I've noticed that when I do spirometry for about 2 minutes, my SpO2 levels drop to like 92, 93, or 94. If I wait for 5 minutes after that, it goes back up to around 98 or 99. I also tried a 6-minute walk, and my SpO2 seems to stay around 96 to 98 during that. Is it normal for spirometry exercises to drop my SpO2 so much? Just for reference, my chest CT score was 12.

spirometer will improve spo2 never decrease it

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I've been struggling with chest congestion and breathing problems, especially at night, and it's been going on for about 3 years now. Lately, it feels like I'm getting affected more frequently. I also have this persistent coughing. Can you help me understand what's going on and what I should do about it?

Patient is advised ecg,chest xray pa view and also sputum for AFB and microscopy.

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