Taking a Deep Breath - COPD Lecture with Dr. David H. Bushell

Thank you, Dr. David H. Bushell for this video, your kind and compassionate teachings. Also I am grateful to St. Vincent's Health Services for providing this chance for us!

I am 9/11 victim with COPD and Asthma triggered by inhalation of toxic fumes. I am in treatment with other pulmonologists. Dr. Bushell is the first pulmonologist who actually explained what my COPD is and how to treat it. Thank you.

My father had copd smoked 20 cig a day lived till 84yrs and smoked until 7 weeks before he died and died of old age a very peaceful beautiful death

Excellent information on COPD. THANKS TO THE COMPETENT DOCTOR

YES VERY GOOD LECTURE-UNDERSTANDABLE---GOD MADE HIM A DOCTOR COMPARING OTHER NORMAL PEOPLE----SELIM AHMED FROM BANGLADESH ON 5/5/2020

I cant believe this important address is being told over dinner.....somethings very wrong with our society.

Thank you this was so helpful!

When my doctor ask if I have any questions and I never know what to ask. After viewing your presentation, I have three good ones to ask on my next visit which is in one week.

Thank you for this. Very informative

Awesomeness!!

Extremely useful and realistic lecture

I went into my pulmonary appointment a very sick lady. I was told I had moderate stage 2. That was several years ago. Each Tim I went back, every 6 months, I was better. In my last visit in March 2023 I did X-ray and breathing test. I did almost perfect, X-ray showed minimal emphysema. They were so surprised. I research everything to help emphysema. I always said I don’t think I ever had emphysema as it can’t get better. I take trelegy. I was severely vitamin D deficient when I first went in. Level was 10. Iron was 6, B12 was 120. I have been taking b12 shot and prescription D and iron. I have smoked ultra light cigarettes since I was 17, I still smoke today. Trying to stop is hard! Well, may 30, 2023 someone was burning insulation down the hill from my house, it was late about 10;00pm and I smelled an electrical smell in my house. Coming through my window ac units, I ran through the house thinking my house is on fire , it smelled almost electrical. I opened my back door and my entire yard was coated in thick floating smoke, resembled fog. I breathed it in as I was trying to see if my house was in fire. I didn’t find out it was from insulation till several days later. First day or two after inhaling the smoke I was okay, then shortness of breath start, as days went by it got a lot worse, almost like severe asthma attacks. My oxygen dropped to 87 several time then would go back up to 94-95. My oxygen usually runs 97-100. It drops the worse when I sleep and late at night. About 5 days ago I went to an unscheduled appointment with my pulmonary dr to see if any damage was done. I told him everything and I did a breathing test, I don’t think I did to good on it. He said the X-ray looked ok. He gave me prednisone and Z pack. I can’t take the prednisone because of another medication I’m on. Last night my oxygen drop to 90 and stayed there till this morning. I used Boost oxygen in a can and it would go up but just temporarily. If my X-ray looked ok I’m scared the toxic fumes damaged the cells that carry oxygen throughout my body. My blood hasn’t been tested for any toxins. I’m so scared I will not get back to the way I was before this. I don’t know what I need to do. I don’t think my pulmonary doctor is familiar with how toxic insulation smoke is. I didn’t breathe I. A whole lot but I breathed in enough. I’m scared this is going to be permanent and I will not get better. I don’t know what to do. I wish he would have given me some oxygen for when it gets that low so I wouldn’t have to use store bought oxygen in a can.

This is useful during epidemic 👍

Very informative and helpful.

You have inspired me to quit I been wanting to, at one time I did quit the first smell I could smell, was water, oh my gosh it was wonderful!! I didn't know you could smell water , while ed watching you, that came to mind I miss the smell of water, THANK YOU

I have been doing these Nitric Oxide Dump exercises, which have kept me in fair shape over several years. I had a bout of bronchitis early in January 2024, and have since struggled with phlegm on the chest, and tightness of the chest, but no shortness of breath. I have discovered that the throat irritation and coughing go away for the rest of the day once I do these exercises when I get up. Sometimes I just do nasal breathing, sometimes I would use dumbells at part of the exercise. The phegm on the chest clears after the morning exercises, for basically the rest of the day. I am 69.

some drs never discuss copd, except to tell them they have copd. I have been in the dark about what they even said. clueless, left on my own . looking into it. now some 15 yrs later... :(

Very informative

Thank you. It was a wonderful ,very knowledgeable lecture. More on industrial smoke and gases in industrial areas, sir

Fantastic lecture. I'm a personal trainer in London, UK. One of the best things about the UK's membership of the EU was the Directive banning smoking in enclosed public spaces, which forced a change in UK law, which in turn led to a reduction in lung cancers and COPD in the UK. Sadly the UK voted for Brexit, so a whole range of new (post 2016) EU health-promotion measures are no longer implemented in the UK. Here in London we have ULEZ (ultra low emission zone) which levies a daily charge on high-polluting vehicles in London. The ULEZ scheme was recently extended to outer boroughs of London, in order to reduce air pollution in these areas. This is good news for the thousands of COPD sufferers in London, but the powerful car-lobby is fighting hard against cleaner air in London. Our NHS (National Health Service) has a huge backlog of COPD sufferers waiting for pulmonary rehab, due to lack of funding. Over 6.4 million people in the UK still smoke, so each year more and more people contract COPD.