Dr. Javier Perez-Fernandez, Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine Physician with Baptist Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) can be classified depending on the inflammation and the destruction of the alveoli. He says most people start having symptoms of COPD after exposing themselves to the causal agent for about 15…...

Dr. Javier Perez-Fernandez, Critical Care and Pulmonary Medicine Physician with Baptist Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital, explains patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have a significant inflammation of the trachea that goes into the lungs. "That inflammation produces the difficulty breathing and cough," he says and points out there is also mucus that…...

Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exists in the periphery of the lung. He points out most patients start to develop more mucus that can cause increased phlegm, and that can cause increased resistance within the airway, which makes it hard for patients to take…...

Dr. Keith Jamal Robinson, Pulmonologist with Baptist Health South Florida, explains the stages of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are mild, moderate, severe, and very severe, and they are based on how much airflow obstruction they can measure. He also points out most patients go three years without a qualified diagnosis, and some patients have…...

How can you treat asthma? Dr. Sol Harari, Family Medicine Physician with Baptist Health Primary Care, talks about some treatment options, such as bronchodilators, anti-inflammatories, and anticholinergics, among others...

About treating asthma with steroids, Dr. Mario Zambrano, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician with Homestead Hospital, says decades ago, they used to use oral steroids a lot more than they do now. "We have inhaled steroids, a child is getting micrograms that is less than a milligram. The amount you are inhaling only does its job…...

If your child is asthmatic, it is important to make sure you let the school know it and prepare an action plan that includes your child's name; your name and home, cell phone and work numbers; the name and number of a family member o friend; a list of triggers; a list of medicines and…...

Asthma can be very scary, but it can also be very well managed, affirms Dr. Javier Hiriart, Pediatrician at Family Medicine Center at West Kendall Baptist Hospital. He considers educating about what the illness is and knowing what triggers it are very important in order to indicate the correct medication. Using treatments like albuterol or…...