The prevalence of women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory diseases associated with smoking is increasing in Spain. Despite this, the underdiagnosis of COPD in our region is higher in the female group, according to what Ruth Martín, member of the Respiratory Pathology Society of the Spanish Society of General and Family Physicians (SEMG) of Hispania warned, within the X. Dual Pulmonology Conferences, as reported by the same medical society.
“COPD can also be a growing health problem in women and a change in approach is necessary,” according to Martin, who analyzed whether COPD presents differences in women compared to men, in front of doctors and professional nurses from all over the world who have. on March 10 and 11 in this national meeting of SEMG.
According to recent studies and research released in the presentation, women with COPD present more dyspnoea, worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL), more anxiety and depression, worse nutritional status and more osteoporosis. Other differences with respect to men is that women who have the disease are more aggravated; however, readings and mortality in patients with COPD are lower.
COPD is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstruction to the passage of air in the lungs. Symptoms (difficulty breathing, coughing, mucus production and aversion) usually do not appear until significant lung damage occurs and often worsen over time, especially if exposure to the primary causative agent (eg tobacco) continues. Although it is a progressive disease that worsens over time, it is treatable. With proper management, according to Ruth Martin, “most people can achieve good health control and quality of life.”
The chronic respiratory patient and sex, expectations and limitations, is the topic that gave an electronic note on Pulmonology Conference X Dual, by Luis Prieto, doctor and sexologist family doctor. Praying table limitations from chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and COPD, in the sexual sphere, and consequently, the quality of life of patients. These pathologies “affect all levels of sexual response, especially in women and erectile function in men, but also to a lesser extent orgasmic”.
The expert at the 10th Dual Pulmonology Conference focuses on how respiratory problems affect sexual and reproductive health, as well as the stress arising from these problems every day and the main activities of patients.
Knowing the content of the sessions
The scientific program that was prepared for the Conference of Pulmonology Dual X Dual Conference of Respiratory Pathology Society, whose manager is John Anthony, Hispali reviewed, on March 10 and 11 in Hispali novelties in the identification of respiratory diseases, new diagnostic challenges. and personalization treatments.
Mini-sessions in a highly practical way focus on user topics in establishing an approach to chronic pneumological pathology in Primary Care. For example, policies have been put in place to stop vaping; the relationship between COPD and cardiovascular disease and high-risk comorbidity; clinical inertia in chronic respiratory diseases; strategies for low-risk COPD; choice of inhaler device for better medication adherence; double bronchodilation in the treatment of COPD; moderate exacerbations of COPD as a silent enemy and new perspectives in pneumococcal vaccination. The interactive Pneumotrivial competition closed this national SEMG competition.
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