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copd and Pseudomonas
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copd and Pseudomonas
by the pope, Oct 05, 2004 12:00AM
Hi Frank here,
I have COPD - Now a couple of weeks ago I sent in a sputum sample and the results came back and I have Pseudomonas
My Doctor said there was no point in treating it as you cant get rid of it anyway I insisted that I wanted something done so he gave me some antibiotics I can’t remember the name of them, anyway I was no better so he gave me another sample to do, that came back with the same result but he said the first one was Pseudomonas +++ now the last on was just Pseudomonas the lab at the hospital are supposed to have said that it impossible to eradicate, I just can `t believe that nothing can be done, what do you think,?? I was on the internet once before and I am sure that I saw that there wear some other drugs that would get rid of it., and also I have been in hospital several times almost dead and they put me on a cpap machine if that is how you spell it and I asked if I bought it could I have one at home- to which he has sent a letter to the specialist at the hospital, but he said the people who have them at home just have them for snoring, now just lately I have been turning blue now if I am not mistaken that is because of trapped carbon dioxide well if I had that cpap machine that would surely get rid of it ??
I have COPD - Now a couple of weeks ago I sent in a sputum sample and the results came back and I have Pseudomonas
My Doctor said there was no point in treating it as you cant get rid of it anyway I insisted that I wanted something done so he gave me some antibiotics I can’t remember the name of them, anyway I was no better so he gave me another sample to do, that came back with the same result but he said the first one was Pseudomonas +++ now the last on was just Pseudomonas the lab at the hospital are supposed to have said that it impossible to eradicate, I just can `t believe that nothing can be done, what do you think,?? I was on the internet once before and I am sure that I saw that there wear some other drugs that would get rid of it., and also I have been in hospital several times almost dead and they put me on a cpap machine if that is how you spell it and I asked if I bought it could I have one at home- to which he has sent a letter to the specialist at the hospital, but he said the people who have them at home just have them for snoring, now just lately I have been turning blue now if I am not mistaken that is because of trapped carbon dioxide well if I had that cpap machine that would surely get rid of it ??
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Oct 15, 2004 12:00AM
, Oct 15, 2004 12:00AM
A nebulizer can be contaminated with pseudomonas. If you are using a nebulizer, talk with your doctor about switching to inhalers. Pseudomonas may be found in the lungs, but does not always cause an infection. If the pseudomonas is causing an infection, you may need to be treated with intravenous antibiotics. Typically the odds of recovery from pseudomonas are not very good. It may be controlled, but may not be eliminated.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a machine that is used as a common treatment for sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition in which the airway does not fully open during sleep. This causes breathing to stop for 10 seconds or more while sleeping. This may happen several hundred times a night. Each time this happens it is an episode of apnea. During an episode of apnea people may wake themselves up gasping for air. Snoring is what often alerts people to the problem. CPAP delivers air pressure into the lungs to keep the airways open during sleep. However CPAP has not been shown to help people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Cyanosis is a bluish color of the skin and mucous membranes most easily seen in the lips, fingernails, and ear lobes. This is not caused by trapped carbon dioxide. It happens because the oxygen in your body is low. Normally the blood returns to the heart from the lungs carrying the greatest amount of oxygen possible. The oxygen is carried by the part of the red blood cell called hemoglobin. Turning blue may be caused by low hemoglobin or anything that causes the blood to leave the lungs before the hemoglobin has soaked up all of the oxygen that it possibly can. Some examples are problems of the lung or problems of the heart.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a machine that is used as a common treatment for sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition in which the airway does not fully open during sleep. This causes breathing to stop for 10 seconds or more while sleeping. This may happen several hundred times a night. Each time this happens it is an episode of apnea. During an episode of apnea people may wake themselves up gasping for air. Snoring is what often alerts people to the problem. CPAP delivers air pressure into the lungs to keep the airways open during sleep. However CPAP has not been shown to help people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Cyanosis is a bluish color of the skin and mucous membranes most easily seen in the lips, fingernails, and ear lobes. This is not caused by trapped carbon dioxide. It happens because the oxygen in your body is low. Normally the blood returns to the heart from the lungs carrying the greatest amount of oxygen possible. The oxygen is carried by the part of the red blood cell called hemoglobin. Turning blue may be caused by low hemoglobin or anything that causes the blood to leave the lungs before the hemoglobin has soaked up all of the oxygen that it possibly can. Some examples are problems of the lung or problems of the heart.
Member Comments (3)
by the pope, Oct 09, 2004 12:00AM
To: Ask The Doctor
this the pope i have found out the correct name it is a BPAP machine, many thanks the pope - (Nick Name)
by inn0cent, Oct 31, 2004 12:00AM
Pseudomonas has a high resistance to antibiotics, but CAN be treated. When you do sputum samples, the lab should be able to test to see which antibiotics your strain is sensitive to. Some penicillins are active against it, as well as tobramycin and gentamycin. If you haven't cultured it before, there is a high chance that it will be treatable with antibiotics of some kind.
by Libbyjane, Jun 15, 2009 02:22PM
A related discussion, Emphysema & pseudomonas, COPD was started.
