Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD - Queensland Health

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Treating <strong>COPD</strong>: Medication 3 - Preventers Fluticasone Beclomethasone Budesonide Preventers Make airways less sensitive. Reduce swelling. Dries up thick spit/mucus. Prednisone tablets 4 - Combination Combination medications SYMBICORT Budesonide/ Formoterol Fluticasone propionate /Salmeterol xinafoate Inhaled preventer and symptom controller. Prevent inflammation and swelling of the lining of the airways and keeps your airways open longer.
How to use puffers with a spacer <strong>COPD</strong> puffer medicine is best taken using a spacer to get more medicine into the lungs. How to use a puffer with a spacer 1. Remove the cap from the puffer. 2. Shake puffer well and put it into the hole at the end of the spacer. 3. Put the mouth piece of the spacer into your mouth, and close your lips around it. Breathe out gently. 4. Press down on the puffer once to spray medication into the spacer. 5. Breathe in and out for 4 breaths. Wash the spacer once a month in warm soapy water. Leave it to dry. Do not rinse or wipe it dry.
Page 1 and 2: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disea
Page 3 and 4: The Lungs Nose Mouth Right Lung Bro
Page 5 and 6: The Lungs You breathe in good air c
Page 7 and 8: What is COPD? COPD = Chronic Obstru
Page 9 and 10: What Causes COPD? SMOKING - 1 in 5
Page 11 and 12: What Doctor’s need to know? Do yo
Page 13 and 14: There are different levels of COPD
Page 15: Treating COPD: Medication 1 - Relie
Page 19 and 20: Treating COPD: Pulmonary rehabilita
Page 21 and 22: Treating COPD: Stress/feeling sad P
Page 23 and 24: Working out how sick you are Feel O
Page 25 and 26: Ways to help improve your lungs Qui
Page 27: Acknowledgments The COPD flipchart

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