Left hilar inflammation

COPD is a very common disease. This disease will show different results during the diagnosis process. Some people will be diagnosed with left hilar inflammation, so further examination is needed, such as a chest X-ray to see the current pathological condition, and then other examinations to make corresponding judgments.

To avoid misdiagnosis of the disease, appropriate examinations should be carried out and an examination program for COPD should be developed.

We know that the onset of COPD symptoms is the first signal of the disease. How do we grasp the first signal? The next step is to conduct special examinations for COPD. When diagnosing COPD, not only a special examination for COPD is required, but also some other examinations are needed to assist in the diagnosis of the disease.

What are the common tests for COPD?

1. Routine blood test: to determine whether there is lung infection, to preliminarily determine what type of infection it is, to diagnose whether the patient has anemia, and whether there are other blood diseases.

2. Chest X-ray: It is one of the basic examinations for lung diseases and is generally used to rule out some lung diseases and confirm some lung diseases.

Including one, when patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema show airflow limitation in lung function tests and it is not completely reversible, they can be diagnosed with COPD. If the patient only has "chronic bronchitis" and (or) "emphysema" but no airflow limitation, they cannot be diagnosed with COPD.

Secondly, bronchial asthma and COPD are both chronic airway inflammatory diseases, but their pathogenesis is different, and their clinical manifestations and responsiveness to treatment are also significantly different. Pulmonary ventilation function, bronchial provocation test and bronchial dilation test can make a clear diagnosis.

3. Sputum microscopic examination and sputum culture: Because COPD patients usually have coughs and sputum, relevant sputum examinations can be performed to screen for pathogens, bacteria, and parasites, and cancer cells can also be examined.

In order to cure any disease, we must first conduct a thorough examination of the disease in the early stages of treatment. Only in this way can we understand the condition of the disease and the cause of the disease, thereby fundamentally determining the treatment plan.